cool one’s heels

(idiom) to be forced to wait

Example Sentences:

We had to cool our heels at the airport for 5 hours because our flight was delayed.

The student was cooling her heels at the bus stop.

A: What did you do last night?
B: We just cooled our heels at home, because we were waiting for my parents to arrive.

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Similar idioms:

1. cool one’s heels
2. drag one’s heels
3. a watched pot never boils
4. see someone off
5. check in
6. get in
7. on pins and needles
8. layover
9. calm, cool and collected
10. take off
11. stop in
12. stop by