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under the bootheel of

under the bootheel of phrase: subjugated by (an oppressive force).

Phrase

under the bootheel of

  1. Subjugated by (an oppressive force).
    • Serfdom was formally abolished in 1861 as part of the Great Reforms under Alexander II. But the peasantry, the preponderant class in czarist Russia, still lived under the boot heel of patriarchal semi-feudalism.2004 July 8, Leslie Feinberg, “Gender & sexuality in czarist Russia”, in Workers World

Questions about under the bootheel of

What does under the bootheel of mean?
Under the bootheel of means subjugated by (an oppressive force).
What part of speech is under the bootheel of?
Under the bootheel of is a phrase.

Words near under the bootheel of in the dictionary

  1. Under Secretary
  2. under someone's nose
  3. under someone's roof
  4. under square
  5. under the auspices of
  6. under the bootheel of
  7. under the breath
  8. under the carpet
  9. under the cosh
  10. under the counter
  11. under the covers

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