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• at somebody's heels — at/on sb s ˈheels idiom following closely behind sb • He fled from the stadium with the police at his heels. Main entry: ↑heelidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• hard on somebody's heels — (hard/hot) on sb s/sth s ˈheels idiom very close behind sb/sth; very soon after sth • News of rising unemployment followed hard on the heels of falling export figures. • He ran ahead, with the others hot on his heels Main entry: ↑heel …   Useful english dictionary

• hot on somebody's heels — adjective Close behind; pursuing or following closely. She left the restaurant with him hot on her heels …   Wiktionary

• tread on somebody's heels — ˌtread on sb s ˈheels idiom to follow sb closely Main entry: ↑treadidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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• cool one's heels — verb wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely; be kept waiting She kicked her heels for hours at the gate of the Embassy • Syn: ↑kick one s heels • Hypernyms: ↑wait • Verb Frames: Something s …   Useful english dictionary

• kick one's heels — verb wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely; be kept waiting (Freq. 1) She kicked her heels for hours at the gate of the Embassy • Syn: ↑cool one s heels • Hypernyms: ↑wait • Verb Frames …   Useful english dictionary

• drag one's heels — verb postpone doing what one should be doing He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days • Syn: ↑procrastinate, ↑stall, ↑drag one s feet, ↑shillyshally, ↑dilly dally, ↑dillydally • …   Useful english dictionary

• heel — heel1 [hi:l] n ↑heel, ↑upper, ↑toe, ↑lace, ↑lining, ↑sole ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(of your foot)¦ 2¦(of a shoe)¦ 3¦(of a sock)¦ 4¦(of your hand)¦ 5 heels 6 at …   Dictionary of contemporary English