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kick one's heels
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | kick one's heels - wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely; be kept waiting; "She kicked her heels for hours at the gate of the Embassy"cool one's heelswait - stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets" |
Translationsheel (hiːl) noun1. the back part of the foot. I have a blister on my heel. 腳踝 脚后跟2. the part of a sock etc that covers this part of the foot. I have a hole in the heel of my sock. (襪等的)後跟 （袜等的）后跟部 3. the part of a shoe, boot etc under or round the heel of the foot. The heel has come off this shoe. (鞋、靴的)後跟 （鞋的）后跟 verb1. to put a heel on (a shoe etc). 釘上後跟 钉后跟2. (usually with over) (of ships) to lean to one side. The boat heeled over in the strong wind. (船)傾斜 使船倾斜-heeledhigh-heeled shoes. 有...後跟的(如:高跟鞋) 有…跟的at/on one's heels close behind one. The thief ran off with the policeman close on his heels. 緊跟在後 紧跟在后面kick one's heels to be kept waiting. I was left kicking my heels for half an hour. 被迫久等 空等，久等 take to one's heels to run away. The thief took to his heels. 逃走 逃走to heel (of dogs etc) at a person's heel. You must teach your dog to walk to heel in a busy street. (狗)緊隨某人身後 （狗）紧随某人身后 turn on one's heel to turn one's back (and walk off). 轉身(走開) 急向后转IdiomsSeekick (one's) heelsEncyclopediaSeeheelkick one's heels
Related to kick one's heels: kick out, kicking back, kicking aroundSynonyms for kick one's heelsverb wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilelySynonymsRelated Words |