kick one's heels

verb

Definitions

  1. To wait

    To wait; to wait impatiently or restlessly.

    • […] whether, in one single instance, any individual has been obliged to kick his heels in the lobby even for one minute, and whether the order was not instantly granted ?
    • […] the older fathers were left to kick their heels in their empty booths, which made them very cross...
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see kick, heels.

    • The restless boy kicked his heels against the chair legs.
    • The dancer kicked her heels as high as her shoulders.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA