Cool one's heels

Posted by Bruce Kahl on October 14, 2005

In Reply to: Cool one's heels posted by Will on October 14, 2005

: Hi! Can you help me figure out what "cool one's heels" means? I think I know, but I don't know where it comes from. Thank you - Will from Mrs. Morrissey's class.

It means to wait for a long time like today when I had to wait for my 2pm doctors appointment till 3.30.

I always saw it as someone walking very fast to get to an appointment where friction would heat the bottom of the shoe and then while waiting for the appointment the bottom of the shoe cools off.