heels — noun a) plural of heel She wore a short skirt and heels. b) High heeled shoes … Wiktionary
heels o'er gowdy — (Scot) or heels over head (archaic) Upside down • • • Main Entry: ↑heel … Useful english dictionary
heels\ over\ head — • head over heels • heels over head 1a. In a somersault; upside down; head first. It was so dark Bob fell head over heels into a big hole in the ground. Compare: upside down. 1b. In great confusion or in great disorder; hastily. The children all… … Словарь американских идиом
heels over head — adverb in disorderly haste we ran head over heels toward the shelter • Syn: ↑head over heels, ↑topsy turvy, ↑topsy turvily, ↑in great confusion * * * adverb archaic : head over heels … Useful english dictionary
heels over head — See: HEAD OVER HEELS … Dictionary of American idioms
heels over head — See: HEAD OVER HEELS … Dictionary of American idioms
heels — n. triangular pieces of wood that provide a strong support or backing when they are inserted into gaps between rough framing (as windows frames) and finished articles hɪËl n. back part of the foot; part of a sock or stocking which covers the… … English contemporary dictionary
HEELS — … Useful english dictionary
heels foremost — dead You will almost certainly be carried that way as a patient on a stretcher on the way to hospital, but if so described, you are a corpse … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
heels, show a clean pair of — Run away quickly … A concise dictionary of English slang