heel
1 anatomyanatamaíocht, clothingéadaí of foot, shoe, etcsáil fem2 cmu 4 sportspórt kick with heel transitiveaistreachsálaigh verb cmubuail leis an tsáil VP he heeled the ball backwards bhuail sé an liathróid siar lena sháil 7 calling dogsna sála chugam! → -heeled→ heels to be at sb's heels (also nó to be nipping at sb's heels; to be snapping at sb's heels)bheith sna sála ag duine to bring sb to heel stiúir a chur ar dhuinemúineadh a chur ar dhuineduine a chur faoi smachtduine a smachtú they've brought the rebels to heel tá na reibiliúnaigh curtha faoi chois acu she'll bring the children to heel cuirfidh sise smacht ar na páistí to call a dog to heel madra a thabhairt sna sála chugatmadra a thabhairt le do sháil to come to heel 1 start obeyinggéilleadh cmuumhlú cmu hot on the heels of sb/sth (also nó hard on the heels of sb/sth; close on the heels of sb/sth) 1 just after sb/sthgo dlúth ar shála duine/rudago gairid i ndiaidh duine/ruda it came hot on the heels of the accident tháinig sé go dlúth sna sála ar an timpiste in the heel of the hunt (also nó at the heel of the hunt) i ndeireadh na dála cmui ndeireadh an laenuair atá deireadh ráite to be kicking your heels bheith ag máinneáil thart cmubheith ag meilt an ama go díomhaoin she was left kicking her heels for a week fágadh ar feadh seachtaine í gan dada le déanamh aici to show sb a clean pair of heels 1 in racebheith imithe i bhfad chun tosaigh ar dhuinefolach cnoc a chur ar dhuine the well-heeled lucht na sál ardlucht an airgid cmulucht an rachmais cmu to take to your heels é a thabhairt do na boinnbaint as amachna boinn a bhaint asteitheadh cmu to turn on your heel (also nó to spin on your heel) tiontú ar do sháilcasadh ar do sháil under sb's heel faoi chos duinefaoi smacht duinefaoi bhos an chait ag duine Loading phrases and examples...
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