show a clean pair of heels



show somebody a clean pair of heels

  (British)
to go faster than someone else in a race Butler showed them all a clean pair of heels as he raced for the finishing line.
See also: clean, heel, of, pair, show

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ira (1)IE-rə (English)Biblical, English, Hebrew
RocRAWKCatalan
JustusYUWS-tuws (German), JUS-təs (English)German, Dutch, Late Roman
Viktorie-Czech
Rosita[rəu'zi:tə]
Tod[tɔd]