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UKcool one's heels
/kˈuːl wˈɒnz hˈiːlz/
/kˈuːl wˈʌnz hˈiːlz/to cool one's heels
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What is the origin of the idiom "cool one's heels" and when to use it?
The idiom "cool one's heels" originated from the practice of shoeing horses. In the 18th and 19th centuries, blacksmiths would ask riders to "cool" or wait patiently while the newly shod horseshoes were being affixed firmly to the horse's hooves. It is often used in informal conversations or casual settings to describe the act of waiting without becoming impatient or agitated. This expression can be used in a variety of contexts and occasions, such as waiting for appointments, interviews, meetings, or events.
Examples
1. Another number that I’ll throw at you here: in November and December when the Serbian army and civilian refugees were fleeing Serbia through Albania, an estimated 200,000 out of 700,000 perished The French and British forces that had come up through Greece to try to help the Serbs were at this point cooling their heels in Salonika, and I’d like to look there for a minute, just in general.
2. If you want to cool your heels
3. The issue is that They'Ve Alms the issue is that They'Ve Alms had to cool their heels because had to cool their heels because the Nfl Partnership is what has the Nfl Partnership is what has to come first.
4. So we just had to sit and cool our heels when they went behind the moon, and we knew if they came out a little early on the other side, that they had not burned enough, not slowed down enough, and were going to skip out into space, they wouldn't be captured in orbit.
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