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What does "cool one's heels" mean?

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Rebecca

"Cool one's heels" is an idiom that refers to someone who has been kept waiting. However, the speaker here incorrectly uses "cool one's heels" to mean "go and rest". "Cool your heels" is an old-fashioned idiom that is rarely used in current English.

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