on heels



*on someone's heels

Fig. following someone very closely; following very closely at someone's heels. (*Typically: hard ~; hot ~; right ~. See also on someone's tail.) I ran as fast as I could, but the dog was still hard on my heels. Here comes Sally, and John is hot on her heels.
See also: heel, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gyeong-Huigyung-heeKorean
Bertilo-Ancient Germanic
Azucenaah-thoo-THE-nah (Spanish), ah-soo-SE-nah (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Cornelia[kɔ:'ni:ljə]
DenaDEEN-əEnglish
Zlota-Jewish (Rare)