en cool one's heels

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

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Synonyms

en kick one's heels ^{(v, stative)} ➜
en bide one's time ^(v) ➜
en bide one's time ➜
fr faire le poireau ➜
fr poireauter ➜
en hold on ^(v) ➜
fr poireauter ^(v) ➜
zh 坐冷板凳 ➜

Related terms

en bide one's time ➜
en impatiently ➜
en restlessly ➜
en wait ➜
en heels ➜

Derived from

en heel ⁽ⁿ⁾ ➜

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