at heels

Meaning

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   And now I know how freedom feels The jailer always at your heels!

   How ugly night comes breathing at his heels.

In the movies · 7

• You've been on my heels for weeks.Michael Collins1996
• And now I know how freedom feels The jailer always at your heels!Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert2010
• How ugly night comes breathing at his heels.Theatre of Blood1973
• Not high heels, then.About Time2013
• And high heels. I like high heels.American Psycho2000
• Swing from the heels.5 to 72014
• Put the heel on.The Dawn Wall2017
• Down! Heel! Fucking dog!Stuck in Love.2012

Learn it in full scenes

• 5 to 72014
  • Brian Meets Arielle in a Cafe
  • The 5 to 7 Rule
  • Arielle Sets the Rules
• The Dawn Wall2017
  • Tommy's Father Toughens Him Up
  • Tommy Caldwell Wins Snowbird
  • Climbers Taken Hostage in Kyrgyzstan

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• head over heels in love
• kick your heels
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