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
Mirche-Macedonian, Medieval Slavic
Richmond['ritʃmənd]
P&Aelig;Ga-Anglo-Saxon
MarthaMAHR-thə (English)English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Greek, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Lat
PolycarpPAHL-ee-kahrp (English)Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
BrancaBRAN-ka (Galician)Portuguese, Galician