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cool one's heels
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to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something
- They cooled their heels at the table for almost half an hour before the waiter appeared.
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“Cool one's heels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cool%20one%27s%20heels. Accessed 10 Aug. 2022.
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