kick one's heels
verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026
wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely
MWEWordset Dictionary
Classifications
Cognitive
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Responsibility
Unclassified—trigger_default_value
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Automation
Unclassified—trigger_default_value
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Variants
- synonym
- cool one's heels
- pasttense
- kicked one's heels
- presentparticiple
- kicking one's heels
- thirdpersonsingular
- kicks one's heels
- pastparticiple
- kicked one's heels