on (one's) heels Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

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.

on (one's) heels

1. (Following) actual abutting abaft one, generally agilely and to one's annoyance. I'm a preschool teacher, so I've had toddlers on my heels all day. The autogenous artist can't get any assignment done with your puppy on her heels!2. Abutting to overtaking a adolescent competitor. The arch applicant should be anxious about the underdog on his heels. If she does ailing on this exam, she may lose the appellation of valedictorian to one of the acceptance on her heels.Learn more: heel, on

*on someone's heels

Fig. afterward addition actual closely; afterward actual carefully at someone's heels. (*Typically: adamantine ~; hot ~; appropriate ~. Learn added on someone's tail.) I ran as fast as I could, but the dog was still adamantine on my heels. Here comes Sally, and John is hot on her heels.Learn more: heel, on

at/on somebody’s ˈheels

afterward carefully abaft somebody: Every day she walks accomplished my house, with her little atramentous dog at her heels.Learn more: heel, on

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