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
ChicaSHEE-kəPortuguese
Yishmeray-Biblical Hebrew
Gian-Italian (Archaic)
RÉMire-MEEFrench
Amelia[ə'mi:ljə]
Arn&Thorn;ÓRr-Ancient Scandinavian