turn on one's heel (English, verb)
expansion: turn on one's heel (third-person singular simple present turns on one's heel, present participle turning on one's heel, simple past and past participle turned on one's heel)
Senses:
glosses: To suddenly turn away from someone or something in order to depart rapidly, especially as expressive of haughtiness, disapproval, or evasiveness.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: turns on one's heel
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: turning on one's heel
tags: participle
present
form: turned on one's heel
tags: participle
past
form: turned on one's heel
tags: past