- show someone a clean pair of heels
- If you show someone a clean pair of heels, you run faster than them when they are chasing you.(Dorking School Dictionary)
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
show someone a clean pair of heels
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show someone a clean pair of heels — If you show someone a clean pair of heels, you run faster than them when they are chasing you … The small dictionary of idiomes
show someone a clean pair of heels — show (someone) a clean pair of heels British to go faster than someone else in a race. Butler showed them all a clean pair of heels as he raced for the finishing line … New idioms dictionary
show someone a clean pair of heels — ► show someone a clean pair of heels informal run away from someone extremely f ast. Main Entry: ↑show … English terms dictionary
show (someone) a clean pair of heels — informal run away from (someone) extremely fast. → shoveler … English new terms dictionary
show a clean pair of heels — show (someone) a clean pair of heels British to go faster than someone else in a race. Butler showed them all a clean pair of heels as he raced for the finishing line … New idioms dictionary
show — ► VERB (past part. shown or showed) 1) be, allow, or make visible. 2) exhibit or produce for inspection or viewing. 3) represent or depict in art. 4) display or allow to be perceived (a quality, emotion, or characteristic). 5) demonstrate or… … English terms dictionary
show — verb (past participle shown or showed) 1》 be, allow, or cause to be visible. ↘exhibit or produce for inspection. ↘present (a film or television programme) on a screen for viewing. ↘represent or depict in art. ↘(show oneself or one … English new terms dictionary
show — show1 W1S1 [ʃəu US ʃou] v past tense showed past participle shown [ʃəun US ʃoun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(let somebody see)¦ 2¦(prove something)¦ 3¦(feelings/attitudes/qualities)¦ 4¦(explain with actions)¦ 5¦(picture/map etc)¦ 6¦(guide somebody)¦ 7¦(point at… … Dictionary of contemporary English
show — 1 verb past tense showed past participle shown /SUn/ 1 PROVE (T) to provide facts or information that make it clear that something is true or that something exists: show (that): The latest poll clearly shows that most voters are unaware of this.… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
heel — heel1 [hēl] n. [ME hele < OE hela, akin to Du hiel < Gmc * hanhila < * hanha < IE base * kenk , leg joint, heel] 1. the back part of the human foot, under the ankle and behind the instep: see CALCANEUS 2. the corresponding part of the … English World dictionary
