on the heels of
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- idiom
:
a raíz de
- The new policy was introduced on the heels of widespread public protests.
- come on the heels of
- follow on the heels of
- on the heels of success
So a lot happening here on the heels of the previous paragraphs.
- So a lot happening here on the heels of the previous paragraphs.
- No, not forgiving them often happens on the heels of repeated betrayals.
- Millions of dollars, multiple Grammy Awards won on the heels of a breakup.
- And yet again, it comes on the heels of bad news for Joe Biden.
- All of which brings us to our hotly anticipated media diet recipes, which are coming right up on the heels of our discussion about White Lotus.
- Court papers suggest this is on the heels of other information that the FBI also had people inside the so-called Oath Keepers.
- And all the toxic dynamics are even more toxic when they're coming on the heels of what happens in a toxic or narcissistic family system.
- So let's listen to their dear leader regarding tax exempt status on the heels of all of these Republicans saying how dangerous it is.
- This is hot on the heels of our video with Gordon Mahon on PC World's channel, where I talked with Gordon about whether or not, in his words, small form factor sucks.
- This book came out in June right on the heels of it, which was absolutely bizarre to me.
- Oh, while talking about drag Anyway, on on the heels of the clash between DeSantis and Disney.
- Coming to her defense, however, though on the on the heels of that was a tremendous amount of support.
Examples
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Her promotion came on the heels of her outstanding performance last quarter.
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Supply always comes on the heels of demand.
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As usual, the good news comes hot on the heels of the bad.
Fiction book (1999) -
This book came out in June right on the heels of it, which was absolutely bizarre to me.
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The orders for railway workers and miners followed closely on the heels of those for farm workers.
Academic text (1991) -
The latter had flooded into the territory on the heels of the gold rush six years earlier.
Academic text (1996) -
The crisis came on the heels of the alliance's renaissance in the 1990s.
Academic text (2003) -
It's the worst drought in 60 years and follows closely on the heels of the previous severe drought of 2009.
Academic text (2011) -
The flood directive comes on the heels of several years of severe and costly flood damage.
Academic text (2008) -
Fifteen years ago, Joanne's sister left town on the heels of a scandal.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
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After something happens, because of that event
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After something else happens
Antonyms
How Soon
Surface Forms
Morphology
on + the + heels + of
The phrase uses a clear spatial metaphor: 'heels' (the back of the foot) imply something closely following, so a learner who knows the constituents can often infer a meaning of temporal or causal closeness. However, the shift from a literal spatial relation to the abstract sense 'very soon after / as a result of' is metaphorical and language-specific, so the meaning is only partially predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
On the heels of comes from the image of someone walking right behind another so their heels almost touch. So, if one event happens on the heels of another, it happens 'very soon after' or 'as a result'.