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to cool your heels

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /tu kul yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr hiːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /tu kul yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr hiːl/

Definition of to cool your heels words

  • phrase to cool your heels If you are cooling your heels, someone is deliberately keeping you waiting, so that you get bored or impatient. 0

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Parts of speech for To cool your heels

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

to cool your heels popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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