at sb's heels
1heels o'er gowdy — (Scot) or heels over head (archaic) Upside down • • • Main Entry: ↑heel …
2heels — n. 1) to click one s heels 2) built up; high; low heels 3) to be at, on smb. s heels ( to follow smb. closely ) 4) (misc.) to cool one s heels ( to be kept waiting ); down at the heels ( shabby ); to kick up one s heels ( to be very lively ); to… …
3heels\ over\ head — • head over heels • heels over head 1a. In a somersault; upside down; head first. It was so dark Bob fell head over heels into a big hole in the ground. Compare: upside down. 1b. In great confusion or in great disorder; hastily. The children all… …
4heels over head — adverb in disorderly haste we ran head over heels toward the shelter • Syn: ↑head over heels, ↑topsy turvy, ↑topsy turvily, ↑in great confusion * * * adverb archaic : head over heels …
5heels over head — See: HEAD OVER HEELS …
6heels over head — See: HEAD OVER HEELS …
7heels — noun a) plural of heel She wore a short skirt and heels. b) High heeled shoes …
8heels — n. triangular pieces of wood that provide a strong support or backing when they are inserted into gaps between rough framing (as windows frames) and finished articles hɪËl n. back part of the foot; part of a sock or stocking which covers the… …
9heels foremost — dead You will almost certainly be carried that way as a patient on a stretcher on the way to hospital, but if so described, you are a corpse …
10heels, show a clean pair of — Run away quickly …
