bring somebody to heel

She very much wanted time alone with this man, to bring him to heel, but that had to wait.

Possibly this threat alone will be enough to bring them to heel.

The man of technology and science is brought to heel by laws that have nothing to do with his universe.

The island group to the north was brought to heel, but these boys still have their own government.

There is no possible way they can be brought to heel.

This one seems to have rather more sense than the last, and is making progress in his campaign to bring them to heel.

They had decided that yet another group required being brought to heel.

They need only threaten to do so to bring Democrats to heel.

Let me bring him to heel, as you have commanded.

Maybe it was time to bring the dog to heel.