keep under
• cause someone to remain in a state of oppression or subjection.
• "the local people are kept under by the army"
Similar:
keep in subjection,
keep in submission,
hold down,
keep down,
keep under one's thumb,
subdue,
subject,
suppress,
repress,
oppress,
tyrannize over,
tyrannize,
squash,
squelch,
trample on,
