Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb kick_one's_heels

1 sense of kick one's heels

Sense 1
kick one's heels, cool one's heels -- (wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely; be kept waiting; "She kicked her heels for hours at the gate of the Embassy")
       => wait -- (stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets")

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