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  • dig in their heels — hold their position, not yield or move    If we discuss money, he digs in his heels. No raises, he says …   English idioms

  • set someone back on their heels — astonish or discomfit someone …   Useful english dictionary

  • hard on (someone's) heels — hard/hot on (someone s) heels 1. if you are hard on someone s heels, you are following very close behind them, especially because you are trying to catch them. She ran down the steps with a group of journalists hard on her heels. 2. if you are… …   New idioms dictionary

  • hot on (someone's) heels — hard/hot on (someone s) heels 1. if you are hard on someone s heels, you are following very close behind them, especially because you are trying to catch them. She ran down the steps with a group of journalists hard on her heels. 2. if you are… …   New idioms 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

  • hot on (your) heels — 1. following directly behind someone. She headed inside the house with her brother hot on her heels. 2. very near to someone in rank. They know we re hard on their heels and that they ve got to win their next three games to make the playoffs …   New idioms dictionary

  • dig your heels in — phrase to refuse to do something even though other people are trying to persuade you The more we argued, the more she dug her heels in. Thesaurus: to not act, or to not do somethingsynonym Main entry: dig * * * dig your ˈheels/ˈtoes in idiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

  • kick up your heels — see ↑kick, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑heel kick up your heels US informal : to relax and enjoy yourself : to have a good and lively time After exams were over, the students had a little time to kick up their heels. • • • Main Entry: ↑kick …   Useful english dictionary

  • cool your heels — cool (your) heels if someone leaves you to cool your heels, they force you to wait, often until you become calmer. The youths were left to cool their heels overnight in a police cell …   New idioms dictionary

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