on heels

Meaning

1. 1

   (hard / hot) on sb's / sth's heels

   very close behind sb / sth; very soon after sth

   News of rising unemployment followed hard on the heels of falling export figures.

2. 2

   at / on sb's heels

   following closely behind sb

   He fled from the stadium with the police at his heels.

In the movies · 3

• You've been on my heels for weeks.Michael Collins1996
• I know how it feels to have wings on your heels And to fly down a street in a trance.The King and I1956
• Drago s on his heelsCreed II2018
• Not high heels, then.About Time2013
• "My heel..." Your heel in my what?Booksmart2019
• Swing from the heels.5 to 72014
• Their Achilles' heel is in their dicks.The Watch2012
• He's head over heels.The Dawn Wall2017

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

From the same entry

• bring to heel
• come to heel
• take to your heels
• turn on your heel
• under the heel of
• cool your heels
• dig your heels in
• drag your feet
• head over heels in love
• kick your heels
• kick up your heels
• tread on heels