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  What it means

  “To heel!” A command to a dog to come to heel — walk close beside the owner. Also used figuratively and humorously to tell a person to fall in line or come to order.

  Vocabulary

  • noga — leg, foot
  • do nogi — to the leg (genitive)

  Grammar note

  'Do nogi' uses the genitive of 'noga' after 'do'. A direct command form.

  Cultural context

  Used humorously when someone is being called to order: 'do nogi!' said to a rowdy person implies they should behave like an obedient dog.

  Intermediate

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