释义 |
turn on (one's) heel turn on (one's) heelTo 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, turnturn on one's heelLeave, as in When I inquired about his sister, he turned on his heel and walked away. This idiom alludes to making a sharp about-face similar to a military step but here usually implies a sudden departure. It was first recorded in 1751. See also: heel, on, turnturn on your heel turn sharply round.See also: heel, on, turnˌturn/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 |