at one's heels

[at one's heels] {adv. phr.}

Close behind; as a constant follower or companion.

* /The boy got tired of having his little brother at his heels all day./

* /John ran by the finish line with Ned at his heels./

* /Bad luck followed at his heels all his life./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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