When he heard the police coming, the thief took to his heels.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
show a clean pair of heels — To run away • • • Main Entry: ↑clean show a clean pair of heels To run off • • • Main Entry: ↑heel … Useful english dictionary
show a clean pair of heels — show (someone) a clean pair of heels British to go faster than someone else in a race. Butler showed them all a clean pair of heels as he raced for the finishing line … New idioms dictionary
show a clean pair of heels — See: TAKE TO ONE S HEELS … Dictionary of American idioms
show a clean pair of heels — See: TAKE TO ONE S HEELS … Dictionary of American idioms
show a clean pair of heels — verb to run away quickly; to make an escape quickly; to outpace … Wiktionary
Show a clean pair of heels — run away … Dictionary of Australian slang
show a clean pair of heels — Australian Slang run away … English dialects glossary
show a clean pair of heels — flee, escape, run away quickly … English contemporary dictionary
show someone a clean pair of heels — If you show someone a clean pair of heels, you run faster than them when they are chasing you … The small dictionary of idiomes
show someone a clean pair of heels — show (someone) a clean pair of heels British to go faster than someone else in a race. Butler showed them all a clean pair of heels as he raced for the finishing line … New idioms dictionary
