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Idiom kick up your heelskick up (your) heels American & Australian to do things that you enjoy.After the exams, we kicked up our heels and had a really good party.
idiomkick up your heelsold-fashioned to enjoy yourself, especially by going to parties, dancing etc :Ella was kicking up her heels in the city, after six years at school in Vermont.
kick up (one's) heelsTo enjoy oneself without restraint. Now that that big acquisition is finally over, we can kick up our heels and celebrate! kick up your heels BRITISHIf you kick up your heels, you enjoy yourself a lot, for example at a party. Lucia was spotted kicking up her heels in the Tangiers Club. After years of working hard and raising all those children, I could kick up my heels and go entirely where I wanted to. Note: This refers to a horse that has been released into a field, as horses commonly do this as they gallop off. kick up your heels have a lively, enjoyable time. chiefly North Americankick up your ˈheels (informal, especially American English) be relaxed and enjoy yourself: Now that he’s more confident in his job, perhaps he can kick up his heels and stop looking so worried all the time. |