Meaning of hot on someone's heels | Babel Free

Definitions

Close behind; pursuing or following closely.

idiomatic, not-comparable

Equivalents

Examples

“She left the restaurant with him hot on her heels.”

“Newcastle beat Bolton to increase the pressure on the Londoners, while Chelsea are also hot on the heels of faltering Tottenham, who have one win from their last eight games.”

“Hot on the heels of Network Rail remodelling King's Cross comes news of cuts to East Coast Main Line services.”

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