show one's heels イディオム
show one's heels
show one's heels Also,
show a clean pair of heels. Run away, flee, as in
He wanted to ask her out but she showed her heels before he had a chance, or
As soon as the burglar alarm went off, the housebreaker showed a clean pair of heels. The backs of one's heels are exactly what is seen when one is running away, but the allusion of
clean is a bit puzzling, unless it is meant in the colloquial sense of “thorough,” as in a
clean getaway. [First half of 1500s]
show (one's) heels
To abscond or run away. The youths showed their heels back they heard the badge admiral approaching.Learn more: heel, showshow one's heels
Also, show a apple-pie brace of heels. Run away, flee, as in He capital to ask her out but she showed her heels afore he had a chance, or As anon as the burglar anxiety went off, the housebreaker showed a apple-pie brace of heels. The backs of one's heels are absolutely what is apparent back one is active away, but the allusion of clean is a bit puzzling, unless it is meant in the chatty faculty of "thorough," as in a clean getaway. [First bisected of 1500s] Learn more: heel, show