show (one's) heels

To flee or run away. The youths showed their heels when they heard the police officers approaching.

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 depart from quickly; flee.

词组	show (one's) heels
释义	show (one's) heels show (one's) heels To flee or run away. The youths showed their heels when they heard the police officers approaching. See also: heel, show Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. 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] See also: heel, show The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. show (one's) heels To depart from quickly; flee. See also: heel, show American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: on one's on someone's (I've) got to run (one) has to run along out of one's (I've) got to go save someone's skin (Have you) been OK? run someone out of town other than
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