phrasal
1. : to seize and imprison : capture
2. : to cause the downfall of : bring down : overtake
Romanticism … proceeded to hold the field till it was laid by the heels by naturalism — Edmund Wilson
phrasal
1. : to seize and imprison : capture
2. : to cause the downfall of : bring down : overtake
Romanticism … proceeded to hold the field till it was laid by the heels by naturalism — Edmund Wilson
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012