- kick heels
- kick (your) heels
British
to be forced to wait for a period of time.
I'm fed up kicking my heels at home while all my friends are out enjoying themselves.
(usually in continuous tenses)
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
kick heels
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kick up your heels — see ↑kick, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑heel kick up your heels US informal : to relax and enjoy yourself : to have a good and lively time After exams were over, the students had a little time to kick up their heels. • • • Main Entry: ↑kick … Useful english dictionary
kick your heels — british phrase to waste time waiting for someone or something They were forced to kick their heels for nearly a quarter of an hour. Thesaurus: to waste time, or to pass time doing unimportant thingssynonym to delay action, wait or hesitatesynonym … Useful english dictionary
kick up your heels — (USA) If you kick up your heels, you go to parties or celebrate something … The small dictionary of idiomes
kick your heels — (UK) If you have to kick your heels, you are forced to wait for the result or outcome of something … The small dictionary of idiomes
kick your heels — kick (your) heels British to be forced to wait for a period of time. I m fed up kicking my heels at home while all my friends are out enjoying themselves. (usually in continuous tenses) … New idioms dictionary
kick up your heels — kick up (your) heels American & Australian to do things that you enjoy. After the exams, we kicked up our heels and had a really good party … New idioms dictionary
kick up heels — kick up (your) heels American & Australian to do things that you enjoy. After the exams, we kicked up our heels and had a really good party … New idioms dictionary
kick — kick1 W3S2 [kık] v [I and T] 1.) to hit something with your foot kick sth down/over/around etc ▪ Billy was kicking a ball around the yard. ▪ The police kicked the door down. kick sb in the stomach/face/shin etc ▪ There was a scuffle and he kicked … Dictionary of contemporary English
heels — 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… … Combinatory dictionary
kick — kick1 [ kık ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to hit something or someone with your foot: Mom! Jimmy kicked me! Some children will bite and kick when they get angry. kick something open/closed/shut: Jerry kicked the door open. kick… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
