to be hard on sb's heels
1hard on (someone's) heels — hard/hot on (someone s) heels 1. if you are hard on someone s heels, you are following very close behind them, especially because you are trying to catch them. She ran down the steps with a group of journalists hard on her heels. 2. if you are… …
2hard on someone's heels — If you are hard on someone s heels, you are close to them and trying to catch or overtake them. ( Hot on someone s heels is also used.) …
3hard on someone's heels — hard on someone’s heels phrase following close behind someone Thesaurus: next to, near to and not far awaysynonym Main entry: hard …
4hard on something's heels — (hard/hot) on sb s/sth s ˈheels idiom very close behind sb/sth; very soon after sth • News of rising unemployment followed hard on the heels of falling export figures. • He ran ahead, with the others hot on his heels Main entry: ↑heel …
5hard on somebody's heels — (hard/hot) on sb s/sth s ˈheels idiom very close behind sb/sth; very soon after sth • News of rising unemployment followed hard on the heels of falling export figures. • He ran ahead, with the others hot on his heels Main entry: ↑heel …
6hard on someone's heels — following close behind someone …
7hard on the heels of (something) — hard/hot on the heels of (something) if something comes hard on the heels of something else, it happens very soon after it. A film contract came hard on the heels of the success of their first album …
8hard — 1 adjective FIRM TO TOUCH 1 firm and stiff, and difficult to press down, break, or cut: Diamond is the hardest substance known to man. | The plums are much too hard to be eaten now. | The chairs in the waiting room felt hard and uncomfortable.… …
9hard — hard1 [ hard ] adjective *** ▸ 1 firm & not easy to break ▸ 2 difficult to do ▸ 3 full of problems ▸ 4 strong & not frightened ▸ 5 unkind/cruel ▸ 6 with much physical force ▸ 7 about water ▸ 8 winter/frost: severe ▸ 9 facts, etc.: can be proved ▸ …
10heels — 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… …
