kick up one's heels
11kick one's heels — verb wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely; be kept waiting (Freq. 1) She kicked her heels for hours at the gate of the Embassy • Syn: ↑cool one s heels • Hypernyms: ↑wait • Verb Frames …
12kick one's heels — ► cool (or Brit. kick) one s heels be kept waiting. Main Entry: ↑heel …
13kick one's heels — verb To wait; to wait impatiently or restlessly. The restless boy kicked his heels against the chair legs. Syn: cool ones heels …
14cool one's heels — verb wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely; be kept waiting She kicked her heels for hours at the gate of the Embassy • Syn: ↑kick one s heels • Hypernyms: ↑wait • Verb Frames: Something s …
15cool (or Brit. kick) one's heels — be kept waiting. → heel …
16cool one's heels — ► cool (or Brit. kick) one s heels be kept waiting. Main Entry: ↑heel …
17heels — 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… …
18kick — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. strike or propel forcibly with the foot or hoof etc. 2 intr. (usu. foll. by at, against) a strike out with the foot. b express annoyance at or dislike of (treatment, a proposal etc.); rebel against. 3 tr. sl. give up (a habit) …
19kick — /kɪk / (say kik) verb (t) 1. to strike with the foot. 2. to drive, force, make, etc., by or as by kicks. 3. to strike in recoiling. 4. Football to score (a goal) by a kick. –verb (i) 5. to strike out with the foot. 6. to have the habit of thus… …
20kick one's heels — v. pass the time in a purposeless manner; wait aimlessly or hopelessly; be kept waiting …
