turn on heel

turn on your heel

to leave quickly and suddenly She turned on her heel and went back to her room.

Etymology: based on the idea that you could quickly change the direction in which you are moving by literally turning on your heel

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rajiv	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Nepali
Edith	EE-dith (English), E-dit (German, Swedish)	English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Vitalis	-	Late Roman
Nilima	-	Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Telugu
Consuela	[kɔn'sweilə]
Fen (1)	-	Chinese