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to turn up one's heels

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  • turn to one's heels — retrace one s steps, go back the way one came …   English contemporary dictionary

  • To tread upon one's heels — Heel Heel, n. [OE. hele, heele, AS. h[=e]la, perh. for h[=o]hila, fr. AS. h[=o]h heel (cf. {Hough}); but cf. D. hiel, OFries. heila, h[=e]la, Icel. h[ae]ll, Dan. h[ae]l, Sw. h[ a]l, and L. calx. [root]12. Cf. {Inculcate}.] 1. The hinder part of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • knock\ back\ on\ one's\ heels — • set back on one s heels • knock back on one s heels v. phr. informal To give an unpleasant surprise; upset suddenly; stop or turn back (someone s) progress. Jack brags too much and it set him back on his heels when the coach told him he wasn t… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • set\ back\ on\ one's\ heels — • set back on one s heels • knock back on one s heels v. phr. informal To give an unpleasant surprise; upset suddenly; stop or turn back (someone s) progress. Jack brags too much and it set him back on his heels when the coach told him he wasn t… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • set back on one's heels — or[knock back on one s heels] {v. phr.}, {informal} To give an unpleasant surprise; upset suddenly; stop or turn back (someone s) progress. * /Jack brags too much and it set him back on his heels when the coach told him he wasn t as good a player …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • set back on one's heels — or[knock back on one s heels] {v. phr.}, {informal} To give an unpleasant surprise; upset suddenly; stop or turn back (someone s) progress. * /Jack brags too much and it set him back on his heels when the coach told him he wasn t as good a player …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • to dig in one's heels — Dig Dig (d[i^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dug} (d[u^]g) or {Digged} (d[i^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Digging}. Digged is archaic.] [OE. diggen, perh. the same word as diken, dichen (see {Dike}, {Ditch}); cf. Dan. dige to dig, dige a ditch; or (?) akin to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • turn — v 1. rotate, spin, revolve, Archaic. trundle; swivel, pivot, wheel, caracole; roll, rev, twirl, twiddle, crank; reel, circumvolve, circumrotate, gyre; gyrate, circle, whirl, circumduct; swirl, eddy, circulate, move in circles, go round; (of the… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • turn tail — verb flee; take to one s heels; cut and run If you see this man, run! The burglars escaped before the police showed up • Syn: ↑scat, ↑run, ↑scarper, ↑lam, ↑run away, ↑hightail it, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • turn tail — I was so shocked, I just turned tail Syn: run away, flee, bolt, make off, take to one s heels, cut and run, beat a (hasty) retreat; informal scram, skedaddle, vamoose …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This — Studio album by New York Dolls …   Wikipedia

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