bring someone or something under someone or something

bring someone or something under someone or something
bring someone or something under someone or something
to assign someone or something to someone or something; to put someone or something under the management of someone or something. •

I had David brought under me, so I could keep an eye on his day-to-day work.

David was brought under my jurisdiction.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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