| 单词 | to tap one's heels |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto tap one's heels l. to tap one's heels: to tap one's feet while waiting for something, or during a delay; (chiefly figurative) to wait impatiently for something to occur. Cf. to kick one's heels at Phrases 2k. ΚΠ 1860 Welcome Guest 2 378/2 For five days longer he tapped his heels, And the money did not come. 1919 Lumber Manufacturer & Dealer 24 Mar. 18/1 There is a..standstill in the lumber business... The local mill owners are tapping their heels and twiddling their thumbs, wondering what is going to be the outcome. 1953 R. MacDougall Escapade ii. 45 Look here, Skillingworth, I'm not going to sit and tap my heels while you put the whole school through the third degree. 1965 P. Tempest tr. K. Kalchev In New Town Together xi. 76 Violetta was tapping her heels impatiently outside the restaurant. 2001 Vancouver Province (Nexis) 21 June b2 Six weeks ago I was a single man tapping my heels. Now I've got two kids and a wife. < as lemmas |
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