cool one's heels

Wait or be kept waiting, as in I've been cooling my heels in the doctor's waiting room for at least an hour. This term originally meant to cool one's feet when they become hot from walking, and began to be used ironically for being forced to rest (or wait) in the early 1600s.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Prabodh	-	Indian, Hindi
Koloman	KO-lo-mahn (German)	German (Rare), Slovak
Yaroslav	yah-rah-SLAHF (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian, Medieval Slavic
Phaedra	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Felicitas	fe-LEE-tsee-tahs (German)	German, Late Roman, Roman Mythology
Zhirayr	-	Armenian