hard on the heels of



hard/hot on the heels of something

if something comes hard on the heels of something else, it happens very soon after it A film contract came hard on the heels of the success of their first album.
See also: hard, heel, of, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
NevilleNEV-əlEnglish (British)
Vilmar-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Chiyochee-yoJapanese
JurriaanYUR-ree-ah:nDutch
Caoilinn-Irish
Shamsuddin-Arabic