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
CelioCHE-lyo (Italian), THE-lyo (Spanish), SE-lyo (Latin American Spanish), SE-lyoo (Portuguese)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Vaska-Russian, Macedonian, Bulgarian
Avraamu-Old Church Slavic
Cosette-French, Literature
Ansigar-Ancient Germanic
Ketilri&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian