- cool one's heels
- phrasal to wait or be kept waiting for a long time especially from or as if from disdain or discourtesy
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
cool one's heels
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cool one's heels — {v. phr.}, {slang} To be kept waiting by another s pride or rudeness; be forced to wait by someone in power or authority; wait. * /He cooled his heels for an hour in another room before the great man would see him./ * /I was left to cool my heels … Dictionary of American idioms
cool one's heels — {v. phr.}, {slang} To be kept waiting by another s pride or rudeness; be forced to wait by someone in power or authority; wait. * /He cooled his heels for an hour in another room before the great man would see him./ * /I was left to cool my heels … Dictionary of American idioms
cool one's heels — verb wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely; be kept waiting She kicked her heels for hours at the gate of the Embassy • Syn: ↑kick one s heels • Hypernyms: ↑wait • Verb Frames: Something s … Useful english dictionary
cool one's heels — idi cool one s heels, to be kept waiting, esp. because of deliberate discourtesy … From formal English to slang
cool one's heels — ► cool (or Brit. kick) one s heels be kept waiting. Main Entry: ↑heel … English terms dictionary
cool one's heels — If you are left to cool your heels, someone keeps you waiting. After rushing to be on time for my appointment, I was left to cool my heels in the waiting room for an hour … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
cool\ one's\ heels — v. phr. slang To be kept waiting by another s pride or rudeness; be forced to wait by someone in power or authority; wait. He cooled his heels for an hour in another room before the great man would see him. I was left to cool my heels outside… … Словарь американских идиом
cool one's heels — be kept waiting because of another s rudeness He was forced to cool his heels for an hour in the waiting room before his boss would talk to him … Idioms and examples
cool one's heels — be made to wait for a long time … English contemporary dictionary
cool (or Brit. kick) one's heels — be kept waiting. → heel … English new terms dictionary
