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")