expressions with the word HEEL

If you stop to look for expressions with the word heel, you'll understand the dilemma I went through while trying to collect the best ones to write this post. They're too many. If by the end of this post I think it's a good idea to write a second post with other expressions with the same word, I'll let you know. Just stick around!

Have you ever been in love? But really really in love? I'm asking you this because there's a certain difference between being in love and being head over HEELS in love with someone. When you're head over heels in love with your boyfriend or girlfriend for example, you can't even sleep well at night because it's hard to keep your loved one off your mind. That's more common at the beginning of a relationship and if you're in that situation right now, don't find it weird if people are avoiding you. You are probably very annoying. =D

Okay. One good thing to understand about that expression is that its essence is "to be head over heels". I would say that's an expression to be used when you want to emphasize something. In the previous example, I wanted to emphasize how deeply in love someone is, so I included "in love" at the end of the expression, as in "They're head over heels in love with each other". But what if I wanted to emphasize something else? That is very possible. Take this example as a proof: when she was finally head over heels in debt, she cut up all her credit cards. When you're head over heels in dept, for example, you're deeply in debt. Very easy, huh?

Now I'm going to take advantage of the recent release of iPhone 6S to cover the next expressions. Whether you're an Apple fanboy or not, you gotta admit that Apple has great marketing strategies and can make crowds line up in front of their stores just to have the pleasure of being the first ones to put their hands on a new device. If that's crazy or not, that's not what we're getting into now. Just imagine you see a headline reading this: As the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook said he feels like his competitors are on his feet. Would you say that Tim Cook is acting a little bit pretentious?

When you say something or someone is on or at your feet, you're saying that they're immediately behind, in close pursuit. Now imagine this situation: You see there's a good movie playing today and you call a friend to see if he wants to come. He says he would love to and tells you the time he's meeting you at the mall. A few minutes before the movie starts though he calls you telling you he's not going to make it because his wife wouldn't let him leave the house. What's your reaction? If you're a very honest person, you might say: Don't let your demanding wife bring you to heel!!

Just like you imagined, when you bring someone to heel, it means you're forcing them to obey you. If there's someone making you act in a more disciplined fashion, they're bringing you to heel. If that's not your case, you can say you have a mind of your own and stand your ground. That's it for today guys. Talk to you next time!