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kick one's heels

Used other than as an idiom: see kick, heels.
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The restless boy kicked his heels against the chair legs.
The dancer kicked her heels as high as her shoulders.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

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kick one's heelsTo wait; to wait impatiently or restlessly.
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