cool+one's+heels

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• 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

• 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

• cool one's heels — idi cool one s heels, to be kept waiting, esp. because of deliberate discourtesy …   From formal English to slang

• cool one's heels — ► cool (or Brit. kick) one s heels be kept waiting. Main Entry: ↑heel …   English terms dictionary

• cool one's heels —    If you are left to cool your heels, someone keeps you waiting.     After rushing to be on time for my appointment, I was left to cool my heels in the waiting room for an hour …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• 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 outside… …   Словарь американских идиом

• cool one's heels — be kept waiting because of another s rudeness He was forced to cool his heels for an hour in the waiting room before his boss would talk to him …   Idioms and examples

• cool one's heels — phrasal to wait or be kept waiting for a long time especially from or as if from disdain or discourtesy …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cool one's heels — be made to wait for a long time …   English contemporary dictionary

• cool (or Brit. kick) one's heels — be kept waiting. → heel …   English new terms dictionary