- hot on the heels of
- arriving or happening very close behind someone or something
English dictionary. 2014.
hot on the heels of
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hot on the heels of — hot on the trail of the marketing mavens are hot on the heels of this latest craze Syn: close behind, directly after, right after, straight after, hard on the heels of, following closely … Thesaurus of popular words
hot on the heels of — CLOSE BEHIND, directly after, right after, straight after, hard on the heels of, following closely. → hot * * * following closely the two new species come hot on the heels of the discovery of the Vu Quang ox … Useful english dictionary
hot on the heels of (something) — hard/hot on the heels of (something) if something comes hard on the heels of something else, it happens very soon after it. A film contract came hard on the heels of the success of their first album … New idioms dictionary
hot on the heels of — following closely. → hot … English new terms dictionary
hot on (your) heels — 1. following directly behind someone. She headed inside the house with her brother hot on her heels. 2. very near to someone in rank. They know we re hard on their heels and that they ve got to win their next three games to make the playoffs … New idioms dictionary
hot on the trail of — See hot on the heels of … Thesaurus of popular words
hot on your heels — following close behind, not far behind If you begin to run, the bear will be hot on your heels … English idioms
hard on the heels of — (hard) on the heels of (something) close behind or soon after something. The fighting came on the heels of even deadlier combat in a village ten miles to the north. Usage notes: usually used with the verbs come or follow and also used in the… … New idioms dictionary
hard on the heels of something — (hard) on the heels of (something) close behind or soon after something. The fighting came on the heels of even deadlier combat in a village ten miles to the north. Usage notes: usually used with the verbs come or follow and also used in the… … New idioms dictionary
on the heels of something — (hard) on the heels of (something) close behind or soon after something. The fighting came on the heels of even deadlier combat in a village ten miles to the north. Usage notes: usually used with the verbs come or follow and also used in the… … New idioms dictionary
