bless the world with (one's) heels



bless the world with (one's) heels

To be hanged. A: "Did you hear what happened to the fellow that got caught robbing the general store? He blessed the world with his heels today." B: "Wow. I didn't know that was an offense punishable by hanging."
See also: bless, heel, world

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Septembersep-TEM-bərEnglish (Rare)
CydneySID-neeEnglish (Modern)
Bada-Anglo-Saxon
Greenwood['gri:nwud]
Olgica-Macedonian, Serbian
Yoav-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew