kick up one's heels Synonyms

kick up one's heels Meaning

kick up one's heels

to run at a faster speed during the last part of a race, to strike out with the foot or feet, to remove from a position or status, to make a kick in football, to show opposition, to strike suddenly and forcefully as if with the foot, to function with vitality and energy, complain, to go from one place to another as circumstance or whim dictates, to strike, thrust, or hit with the foot, to remove by a kicking motion, to protest strenuously or urgently, to recoil when fired

kick up one's heels Sentence Examples

  1. After the exams were over, she was ecstatic and eager to kick up her heels and celebrate.
  2. The children couldn't wait to kick up their heels and dance at the party.
  3. When the music started playing, the crowd kicked up their heels and danced the night away.
  4. After a long day of hiking, I was ready to kick up my heels and relax by the campfire.
  5. After the wedding, the couple kicked up their heels and danced until dawn.
  6. The children begged their parents to let them kick up their heels and play in the sprinkler.
  7. On weekends, my friends and I like to kick up our heels and go out for dinner and a movie.
  8. After the show, the audience kicked up their heels and gave the performers a standing ovation.
  9. The old man kicked up his heels and did a little dance to show his happiness.
  10. After a hard week at work, I'm looking forward to kicking up my heels and taking a vacation.

FAQs About the word kick up one's heels

to run at a faster speed during the last part of a race, to strike out with the foot or feet, to remove from a position or status, to make a kick in football, t

delight, glory, joy, triumph, exult, exuberate,brag, crow, rejoice, gloat

weep,regret, grieve, lament, bewail,bemoan,

After the exams were over, she was ecstatic and eager to kick up her heels and celebrate.

The children couldn't wait to kick up their heels and dance at the party.

When the music started playing, the crowd kicked up their heels and danced the night away.

After a long day of hiking, I was ready to kick up my heels and relax by the campfire.