kick one's heels

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === kick one's heels (third-person singular simple present kicks one's heels, present participle kicking one's heels, simple past and past participle kicked one's heels) (idiomatic) To wait; to wait impatiently or restlessly. 1893, Robert Louis Stevenson, Catriona, Dedication: To Charles Baxter: It is the fate of sequels to disappoint those who have waited for them; and my David, having been left to kick his heels for more than a lustre in the British Linen Company’s office, must expect his late re-appearance to be greeted with hoots, if not with missiles. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see kick,‎ heels. ==== Synonyms ==== (to wait impatiently or restlessly): be left kicking, bide one's time, cool one's heels; See also Thesaurus:wait === See also === kick up one's heels