on someone's or something's heels
- on someone's or something's heels
on someone's or something's heels
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◇ If you are
(close/hard/hot) on someone's or something's heels, you are chasing or following that person or thing very closely.
The police were hot on his heels.
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◇ If something comes or follows close/hard/hot on something's heels or close/hard/hot on the heels of something, it happens very soon afterward.
Her decision drew much criticism, and so did the explanation that followed hard on its heels.
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Useful english dictionary.
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at someone's heels — at someone’s heels phrase just behind someone I pushed my way through the crowd, Jules at my heels. Thesaurus: behind or in front of something or someonesynonym next to, near to and not far awaysynonym Main entry: heel * * * at someone s heels … Useful english dictionary
cool your heels — informal phrase to have to wait for something, especially when this is annoying and boring Thesaurus: to delay action, wait or hesitatesynonym Main entry: cool * * * cool your heels informal : to wait for someone or something : to take a break… … Useful english dictionary
cool one's heels — {v. phr.}, {slang} To be kept waiting by another s pride or rudeness; be forced to wait by someone in power or authority; wait. * /He cooled his heels for an hour in another room before the great man would see him./ * /I was left to cool my heels … Dictionary of American idioms
cool one's heels — {v. phr.}, {slang} To be kept waiting by another s pride or rudeness; be forced to wait by someone in power or authority; wait. * /He cooled his heels for an hour in another room before the great man would see him./ * /I was left to cool my heels … Dictionary of American idioms
kick your heels — british phrase to waste time waiting for someone or something They were forced to kick their heels for nearly a quarter of an hour. Thesaurus: to waste time, or to pass time doing unimportant thingssynonym to delay action, wait or hesitatesynonym … Useful english dictionary
take to your heels — mainly literary phrase to run away from someone, especially because you have done something wrong Thesaurus: to escape from a place or situationsynonym to runsynonym Main entry: heel * * * take to your heels : to begin to run away … Useful english dictionary
in hot pursuit of someone — in hot pursuit (of (someone/something)) eagerly trying to get someone or something. Reporters set off in hot pursuit of the facts of the story. With border guards in hot pursuit, the boat sped away. The Yankees are in hot pursuit of a good left… … New idioms dictionary
dig in one's heels — If you dig in your heels, you refuse to do something, especially if someone is trying to convince you to do so. My grandfather dug in his heels and refused to move to an apartment … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
in hot pursuit of something — in hot pursuit (of (someone/something)) eagerly trying to get someone or something. Reporters set off in hot pursuit of the facts of the story. With border guards in hot pursuit, the boat sped away. The Yankees are in hot pursuit of a good left… … New idioms dictionary
There's Something About a War — Infobox Television episode Title = There s Something About a War Series = Desperate Housewives Caption = Gabrielle and Sister Mary go to war. Season = 2 Episode = 13 Airdate = January 22, 2006 Production = 213 Writer = Kevin Etten Director =… … Wikipedia
