Meaning of show a clean pair of heels | Babel Free

Definitions

To run away; to make an escape quickly.

idiomatic

Examples

“‘[...]No, gentlemen; he'll always show ’em a clean pair of heels very early in the scuffle, and sneak away.’”

“But in the second column the "Britannia" Pacific , though with one coach less, showed a cleaner pair of heels, [...].”

“The two German ships soon showed us and the battle-cruiser Indefatigable in company, a clean pair of heels, though the cruiser HMS Dublin managed to keep them in sight until they disappeared into the Straits of Messina to coal.”

“During the melee the suspect had run off, showing a clear pair of heels.”

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