kick one's heels
verbDefinitions
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...
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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