under the heel of something/someone

Related to word: heel

Idiom

Definition

  1. To be completely controlled or dominated by something or someone, lacking autonomy.

    受…控制

    • Under that dictatorship, the people lived under the heel of totalitarian control.

      在那個獨裁政權下,人民生活在極權控制之下。

    • She felt she was completely under the heel of her boss' every decision.

      她覺得自己完全受制於老闆的每一個決定。

    • This small town has long been under the heel of property developers.

      這個小鎮長期以來一直受制於房地產開發商。