UNDER ONE'S HEEL

Meaning of UNDER ONE'S HEEL in English

adv. phr. In one's power or control. If one marriage partner always wants to keep the other person under his or her heel, it is not a happy or democratic arrangement and may lead to a divorce.

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UNDER ONE'S HEEL — {adv. phr.} In one's power or control. * /If one marriage partner always wants to keep the other person under …
Slang English vocab
UNDER ONE'S HEEL — {adv. phr.} In one's power or control. * /If one marriage partner always wants to keep the other person under …
Словарь английских идиом
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UNDER — I. |əndə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar, adverb & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEEL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNDER — (prep.) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, …
Английский словарь Webster
UNDER — ( prep. ) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HEEL — ( n. ) Management by the heel, especially the spurred heel; as, the horse understands the heel well.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UNDER — /un"deuhr/ , prep. 1. beneath and covered by: under a table; under a tree. 2. below the surface of: under …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UNDER — I. ˈən-dər adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar under, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEEL — I. ˈhēl noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hēla; akin to Old Norse hæll heel, Old English hōh — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNDER — prep less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under …
Webster English vocab
HEEL
Webster English vocab
HEEL — [heel] n [ME, fr. OE hela; akin to ON haell heel, OE hoh--more at hock] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UNDER — / ˈʌndə(r); NAmE / preposition , adverb , adjective ■ preposition 1. in, to or through a position that is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEEL — / hiːl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PART OF FOOT 1. [ C ] the back part of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNDER
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEEL — I. heel 1 /hiːl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hæla ] 1 . OF YOUR …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. --prep. 1 a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEEL — n. & v. --n. 1 the back part of the foot below the ankle. 2 the corresponding part in vertebrate …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. prep. 1 a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEEL — n. & v. n. 1 the back part of the foot below the ankle. 2 the corresponding part in vertebrate …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. --prep. 1. a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
HEEL — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. the back part of the foot below the ankle. 2 the corresponding part in …
Oxford English vocab
UNDER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEEL — ( heels) 1. Your heel is the back part of your foot, just below your ankle. N-COUNT 2. The heel …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNDER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HEEL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Achilles' heel ▪ I think Frank’s vanity is his Achilles' heel. click your heels …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UNDER — See: CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER, GO UNDER, OUT FROM UNDER, SNOW UNDER.
Slang English vocab
HEEL — See: AT ONE'S HEELS, COOL ONE'S HEELS, DOWN AT-THE-HEEL or DOWN-AT-HEEL, DRAG ONE'S FEET or DRAG ONE'S HEELS, HEAD OVER …
Slang English vocab
UNDER — prep. buckle under go under knuckle under under the table
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HEEL — noun 1 back part of the foot VERB + HEEL ▪ lean back on , sit back on , squat …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UNDER — See ↑ LESS 2, ↑ POSITION/RANK 6, ↑ TYPE 4, ↑ UNDER/BELOW 1,3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ go under • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
UNDER — prep. 25B6; preposition they hid under a bush : BENEATH, below, underneath. the rent is under £250 : LESS THAN, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HEEL — n. 25B6; noun shoes with low heels : heel piece; wedge, stiletto. the heel of a loaf : TAIL END, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
UNDER — prep. 1 beneath, below, underneath, covered by What is under that blanket? The wreck lies a mile under the surface …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HEEL
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HEEL — See: AT ONE'S HEELS, COOL ONE'S HEELS, DOWN AT-THE-HEEL or DOWN-AT-HEEL, DRAG ONE'S FEET or DRAG ONE'S HEELS, HEAD OVER …
Словарь английских идиом
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
UNDER — 1. предл. 1) а) указывает на расположение одного предмета ниже другого под, ниже under the roof ≈ под крышей б) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ONE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HEEL
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UNDER — under.ogg 1. ʹʌndə n 1> что-л. не отвечающее стандарту, не соответствующее установленному размеру и т. п. 2> радио- или телепрограмма, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ONE
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HEEL — heel.ogg _I 1. hi:l n 1. пятка; пята heels in, toes out - спорт. пятки вместе, носки врозь heels lifting …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HEEL — 1) пятка ( чулка или носка ) 2) вершина углового профиля 3) зуб верховой граня ( плотины ) 4) зеркало …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
HEEL — 1) пятка (чулка или носка) 2) вершина углового профиля 3) зуб верховой граня (плотины) 4) зеркало ванны, зеркало расплавленного металла 5) нижняя часть; опорный …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
HEEL — 1) каблук 2) задний край (лезвия) 3) пятка 4) опорная плита 5) шпора 6) зуб верхового откоса (плотины) 7) опорная пята 8) горн. устье буровой скважины 9) кренить; …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
ONE — one числ. колич.1) один (число 1) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one half — половина …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
UNDER — 1. ʹʌndə n 1) что-л. не отвечающее стандарту, не соответствующее установленному размеру и т. п. 2> радио- или телепрограмма, занявшая …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ONE
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HEEL — _I 1. hi:l n 1. пятка; пята heels in, toes out - спорт. пятки вместе, носки врозь heels lifting - …
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