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
Ghjulia-Corsican
Zephaniahze-fə-NIE-ə (English)Biblical
Endre (1)-Hungarian
Guiying-Chinese
Gilbertakhil-BER-tah (Dutch), jeel-BER-tah (Italian)Dutch, Italian
DorcasDAWR-kəs (English)Biblical