The fighting came on the heels of even deadlier combat in a village ten miles to the north.
The manager's resignation followed close on the heels of the hiring of a new chairman.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
hard on the heels of — Following immediately after • • • Main Entry: ↑hard * * * hard on the heels of see ↑heel, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑hard … Useful english dictionary
hard 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 … New idioms dictionary
hard on the heels of something — (hard) on the heels of (something) close behind or soon after something. The fighting came on the heels of even deadlier combat in a village ten miles to the north. Usage notes: usually used with the verbs come or follow and also used in the… … New idioms dictionary
hard on the heels of something — phrase happening very soon after something This disaster comes hard on the heels of last week’s train crash. Thesaurus: after another event or timesynonym Main entry: hard … Useful english dictionary
hard on the heels of something — happening very soon after something This disaster comes hard on the heels of last week s train crash … English dictionary
follow (hard) on the heels of something — phrase to happen very soon after something else The factory closure follows hard on the heels of several others. Thesaurus: to happen after something elsesynonym Main entry: follow … Useful english dictionary
hot on the heels of — hot on the trail of the marketing mavens are hot on the heels of this latest craze Syn: close behind, directly after, right after, straight after, hard on the heels of, following closely … Thesaurus of popular words
hot on the heels of — CLOSE BEHIND, directly after, right after, straight after, hard on the heels of, following closely. → hot * * * following closely the two new species come hot on the heels of the discovery of the Vu Quang ox … Useful english dictionary
hot 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 … New idioms dictionary
on the heels of something — (hard) on the heels of (something) close behind or soon after something. The fighting came on the heels of even deadlier combat in a village ten miles to the north. Usage notes: usually used with the verbs come or follow and also used in the… … New idioms dictionary
