on the heels of

Definitions

1. In close pursuit of; close behind.
   idiomatic
2. Closely following; in succession immediately after.
   idiomatic, usually

Equivalents

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Ελληνικάαπόκοντα

Svenskahack i häl

Examples

“A quarrelsome band of footsore sulky niggers trod on the heels of the donkey.”

“On the heels of the little lop-sided man appeared an overgrown dolt of a fat youth, followed by another youth.”

“[T]he men got out quickly, the first ones running on the heels of those who had gotten out of the Mercedes.”

“Hard on the heels of of punctuality and reliabilty comes capacity. That's either trains frequent enough to meet⟳ demand⟳, or long enough.”

“One woe doth tread upon another's heel.”

“To avoid⟳ these dreadful consequences, that tread upon the heels of those allowances to sin, will be a task of far more difficulty.”

“[A] familiar voice chimed instantly in on the heels of my last⟳ word, […]”

“[W]hen such accidents kept happening, one on the heels of another, even the most callous public could not help⟳ asking questions.”

“As it happened, the shooting came on the heels of a two-day “peace march⟳” against American drone aircraft targeting suspected Islamist militants in Pakistan’s tribal areas close⟳ to the border⟳ with Afghanistan.”

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