cool one's heels

Postat de Llegó Dolor Del Corazón la 2016-08-27

Idiomatic translations of "cool one's heels"

Chineză
鹤立企伫
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Franceză
Faire le pied de grue
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Franceză
Battre la semelle
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Chineză, Franceză #1, #2
Franceză
Attendre le déluge
Franceză
Faire la jambe de grue
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Persană
دندان روی جگر گذاشتن
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Portugheză
Pé de guindaste
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Meanings of "cool one's heels"

Engleză

to be forced to wait by someone in power or authority

Explicat de Llegó Dolor Del CorazónLlegó Dolor Del Corazón la Sâmbătă, 27/08/2016 - 20:00
Engleză

Wait a long time at the same place

Explicat de LolaskaLolaska la Marţi, 21/02/2017 - 02:17
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Engleză

to wait; connotes some degree of annoyance and would usually be used in informal situations

Example: The assistant had a 3 o’clock appointment with his boss but the boss kept him cooling his heels in the outer office until well past 4:30.

Explicat de ϕιλομαθήςϕιλομαθής la Luni, 16/07/2018 - 19:32
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Greacă

είμαι αναγκασμένος να περιμένω

Explicat de StavroulaStavroula la Duminică, 04/09/2016 - 22:12
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