turn on one's heel

Leave, as in When I inquired about his sister, he turned on his heel and walked away. This idiom alludes to making a sharp about-face similar to a military step but here usually implies a sudden departure. It was first recorded in 1751.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Vijay	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Punjabi
Bacchus	BAK-əs (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
SÁRika	-	Hungarian
Hadya	-	Arabic
Ayling	['eiliŋ]
Erhard	ER-hahrt (German)	German, Ancient Germanic