cool one's heels

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verb

wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely;
be kept waiting
- She kicked her heels for hours at the gate of the Embassy
• Syn:
kick one's heels
• Hypernyms:
wait
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP