I'll bring him to his bearings; I'll bring him to reason. Sea term.
The widest part of a vessel below the plank-shear. The line of flotation which is formed by the wate...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Consist in determining the position of a ship, by observing with a compass the bearings of two or mo...
Reduced to obedience. ...
Used in conversation for "to bring to reason." To bring an unruly subject to his senses, to know he ...