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To capture and make into a slave

To oppress or tyrannize

To hold or engage the attention of

To exploit someone for one's own benefit, especially in an underhanded way

To imprison or incarcerate someone

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Verb

To capture and make into a slave

reduce to slavery

condemn to servitude

condemn to slavery

sell into slavery

subject to forced labour

tie someone's hands

put a straitjacket on

put handcuffs on

clip someone's wings

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“The ancients founded their imaginary right to enslave the prisoners of war upon the presumption that their lives might have been justly destroyed.”

Verb

To oppress or tyrannize

keep under thumb

take away someone's human rights

trample underfoot

ride roughshod over

bring someone to their knees

rule with a rod of iron

rule with an iron hand

gain mastery over

gain ascendancy over

gain control of

weigh heavy upon

have someone under your thumb

rule despotically

break someone's spirit

bring under the yoke

render incapable

render powerless

render helpless

discriminate against

use strong-arm tactics on

make things hot for someone

put the screws on

give a hard time

punish unfairly

put the frighteners on

make it hot for someone

play the heavy with

twist one's arm

put through the wringer

hold a gun to one's head

put the chill on

force one's hand

get on someone's back

have your knife into

punish repeatedly and unfairly

be on at someone

find fault with

be in the driver's seat

push the buttons

throw your weight around

lead by the nose

be in the saddle

bend to your will

show ill will towards

twist someone's arm

scare the bejesus out of

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“Neither Lords nor Commons nor King, no, nor the whole legislature together, were to be considered as possessing the power to enslave the people of this country.”

Verb

To hold or engage the attention of

hold spellbound

put under a spell

interest greatly

make a hit with

tickle your fancy

give someone a kick

hold your attention

catch the eye of

tickle to death

hold the attention of

give someone a charge

be of interest to

whet the appetite of

take your breath away

float someone's boat

give pleasure to

send into raptures

fire with enthusiasm

be attractive to

fire someone's imagination

make someone feel good

light someone's fire

arouse curiosity

turn one's head

rivet the attention of

have an impact on

be unable to take one's eyes off

be interesting to

tickle the fancy of

cast a spell on

get under your skin

fill with delight

make an impression on

send into transports

grab the attention of

take someone's fancy

whet someone's appetite

turn someone on

be a source of fascination to

arouse the curiosity of

engage someone's attention

engage one's attention

capture your imagination

whet one's appetite

take somebody or something by storm

exert a pull on

exert influence on

turn someone's head

make your mouth water

give great pleasure to

get someone going

do one's heart good

light a fire under

sweep someone off their feet

make your head spin

go to your head

sweep you off your feet

do someone's heart good

give someone pleasure

warm the cockles of the heart

get one's kicks

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Verb

To exploit someone for one's own benefit, especially in an underhanded way

take advantage of

live off the backs of

take for a ride

put one over on

withhold rights from

take liberties with

take unfair advantage of

take advantage of somebody

give the business

pull a fast one on

take to the cleaners

pull a swifty on

lead up the garden path

sell down the river

play for a sucker

use for one's own ends

give someone a bum steer

do the dirty on

pull a fast one

do an injustice to

sell a bill of goods

suck the life out of

sell a bill of goods to

do someone in the eye

stab in the back

put the screws to

bleed someone of something

take for granted

break the rules

bring to its knees

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Verb

To imprison or incarcerate someone

clip someone's wings

put behind bars

put under lock and key

take into custody

hold in custody

keep under lock and key

put into detention

institutionalize^US

institutionalise^UK

keep in custody

throw into irons

keep under constraint

throw in dungeon

throw away the keys

put the cuffs on

hold under custody

keep under custody

send up the river

drive into a corner

place in custody

reduce to slavery

condemn to servitude

sell into slavery

subject to forced labour

condemn to slavery

put into custody

feel your collar

remand in custody

detain at Her Majesty's pleasure

place under arrest

take in for questioning

take possession of

put in solitary

get one's fingers on

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