| 词汇 | show a clean pair of heels |
| 释义 | Idiom show a clean pair of heelsshow (someone) a clean pair of heels British to go faster than someone else in a race.Butler showed them all a clean pair of heels as he raced for the finishing line. show (someone) a clean pair of heelsTo run or move away from someone at great speed. He showed the mugger a clean pair of heels, skittering down a side alley and escaping out of sight. The runner showed her competitors a clean pair of heels as soon as the race began, and she maintained a comfortable lead throughout. show (somebody) a clean pair of ˈheels(informal)1 run away: They ran after her, but she showed them a clean pair of heels. 2 get ahead of somebody in a competition: As makers of quality software, they’ve shown the rest of the industry a clean pair of heels. |
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