spin on (one's) heels
spin on (one's) heels
To suddenly leave or depart. After walking in on an obviously private conversation, I spun on my heel and stepped right back out of the room. Several high-profile sponsors are spinning on their heels following the athlete's controversial statements.
See also: heel, on, spin
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- turn on (one's) heel
- turn on one's heel
- turn on your heel
- turn/spin on your heel
- depart
- depart for (some place)
- depart for some place
- cop a heel
- depart this life
- you heel