on heels



*on someone's heels

Fig. following someone very closely; following very closely at someone's heels. (*Typically: hard ~; hot ~; right ~. See also on someone's tail.) I ran as fast as I could, but the dog was still hard on my heels. Here comes Sally, and John is hot on her heels.
See also: heel, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JoselynJAHS-lin, JAHS-ə-linEnglish (Modern)
Ignaciaeeg-NAH-thyah (Spanish), eeg-NAH-syah (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Rikoṙee-koJapanese
Beulah['bju:lə]
Marian['mɛəriən]
Eleftherios-Greek