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
Herakleitos	-	Ancient Greek
Dukes	[du:ks]
Fionnbarra	-	Irish
Buchanan	[bju:'kænən]
Priyanka	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali
Conall	-	Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology