turn on your heel

turn on (one's) heel

To suddenly leave or depart. After walking in on an obviously private conversation, I turned on my heel and stepped right back out of the room. Several high-profile sponsors have turned on their heels following the athlete's controversial statements.

See also: heel, on, turn

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turn on your heel

turn sharply round.

See also: heel, on, turn

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ˌturn/ˌspin on your ˈheel

suddenly turn around and leave, often because you are angry or annoyed: Quite unexpectedly he turned on his heel and walked out of the door.

See also: heel, on, spin, turn

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