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
Conchita[kɔ:n'tʃi:ta:]
Tolly-English (Archaic)
DominicDAHM-ə-nikEnglish
Jayesh-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
DorisDAWR-is (English), DO-ris (German)English, German, Croatian, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Gerlind-Ancient Germanic