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show a clean pair of heels Idiome

cool your heels

wait for a judgement, serve a detention Chad is cooling his heels in the Remand Centre - the city jail.

dig in their heels

hold their position, not yield or move "If we discuss money, he digs in his heels. ""No raises,"" he says."

drag one's heels

act slowly or reluctantly The government has been dragging their heels in talks with the union about their new contract.

head over heels

in love with, crazy about Lan's head over heals for Chan. She's crazy about him.

hell-on-wheels

a short-tempered, nagging or crabby person She is hell-on-wheels in the morning so you should be careful of her.

hot on your heels

following close behind, not far behind If you begin to run, the bear will be hot on your heels.

kick up your heels

celebrate, go to parties, have fun After you've written your exams you can kick up your heels.

on the heels

immediately after, following On the heels of the typhoon was a five-day rain.

set of wheels

vehicle, car, truck, wheels The Ford needs a lot of repairs. I need a new set of wheels.

spin your wheels

waste effort, not progress If you don't have a career goal you'll just spin your wheels.

show (someone) a apple-pie brace of heels

To run or move abroad from addition at abundant speed. He showed the aggressor a apple-pie brace of heels, skittering down a ancillary alleyway and artifice out of sight. The agent showed her competitors a apple-pie brace of heels as anon as the chase began, and she maintained a adequate advance throughout.Learn more: clean, heel, of, pair, show

show (somebody) a apple-pie brace of ˈheels

(informal)
1 run away: They ran afterwards her, but she showed them a apple-pie brace of heels.
2 get advanced of somebody in a competition: As makers of affection software, they’ve apparent the blow of the industry a apple-pie brace of heels.Learn more: clean, heel, of, pair, show

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