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heel Theme: MAN - NEGATIVE n. a low and despicable man.You are the most impossible heel!The guy is a heel, and he seems to work at it, too.
heel 1. noun 1 a dishonourable or untrustworthy individual US, 1914. 2 in professional wrestling, a wrestler designed by the promoters to be seen by the audience as a villain US, 1958. 3 by extension, any figure in the wrestling business designed by the promoters to be disliked by the fans US, 1998 2. verb to leave without paying a bill US, 1966
idiomheelbring/call sb to heelto make someone obey you or pay attention to you again, after they have stopped doing this ◆ often used in newspapers, on television news etc:The aim of Proposition 13 was to bring politicians to heel by limiting their ability to impose taxes. Extra police were brought in, in an attempt to call the strikers to heel.come to heel: The Prime Minister has been unable to get his senior party members to come to heel on this issue.Note When dogs are taught to obey their owners, they are told to heel, which means they must walk at the heels of their owner. down at heelused about someone who is untidy and wears old clothes, or about something that looks old and in a bad condition:People who come to the rehab center are down at heel, they smell a bit, and they often make nice middle-class volunteers feel uncomfortable.A few of the houses were shabby and down at heel, but most had just had a coat of fresh paint.down-at-heel: Laura lived in a house with a few other students, described by her parents as down-at-heel. phraseheel[heeled, heeled, heeling]
heel over
heel over if a boat or vehicle heels over, it swings over to one side as if it is going to fall: The wind hit the sails and the boat heeled over. There was a thump as the truck hit the bank, heeled over, then bounced back into the road.
heel n. a low and despicable man. The guy is a heel, and he seems to work at it, too. |