on the heels of
on the heels of (someone or something)
Following close behind or soon after someone or something. Look, the cops are hard on the heels of the bank robbers! The new revelation comes on the heels of the previous scandal.
See also: heel, of, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
on the heels of something
Fig. soon after something. There was a rainstorm on the heels of the windstorm. The team held a victory celebration on the heels of their winning season.
See also: heel, of, on
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
on the heels of
Also, hard on the heels of. Directly behind, immediately following, as in Mom's birthday comes on the heels of Mother's Day, or Hard on the heels of the flood there was a tornado. The hard in the variant acts as an intensifier, giving it the sense of "close on the heels of". [Early 1800s] Also see at one's heels.
See also: heel, of, on
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- on the heels of (someone or something)
- hard on the heels of (someone or something)
- hard on the heels of something
- hot on the heels of
- hot on the heels of (someone or something)
- hard on (one's)/the heels
- hard on your heels
- hard/hot on somebody's heels
- hot on (one's) heels
- nip on (someone's or something's) heels