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on the heels of |
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on the heels of something Fig. soon after something. There was a rainstorm on the heels of the windstorm. The team held a victory celebration on the heels of their winning season. See also: heel (hard) on the heels of something close behind or soon after something The fighting came on the heels of even deadlier combat in a village ten miles to the north. Usage notes: usually used with the verbs come or follow and also used in the forms close on the heels of something or hot on the heels of something: The manager's resignation followed close on the heels of the hiring of a new chairman. See also: heel How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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His nose gave him a varying description of the passage of the life on the heels of which he was travelling. A sound of scrambling accompanied the song, and the spirit of the place fled away on the heels of the red-coated buck. If the latter had been warned, he would no doubt have given Fix proof of his innocence, and satisfied him of his mistake; at least, Fix would not have continued his journey at the expense and on the heels of his master, only to arrest him the moment he set foot on English soil. |
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