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- set one back on heels
set one back on heels
set one back on one's heels
Fig. to surprise or shock someone. I'll bet that news really set her back on her heels! The bill for the repairs set me back on my heels.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Meginhard | | - | Ancient Germanic |
| Suniti | | - | Indian, Hindi |
| Kajsa | | KIE-sah | Swedish |
| Sizwe | | - | Southern African, Xhosa |
| Boaz | | BO-az (English) | Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
| Dror | | - | Hebrew |