ON THE HEELS OF Definition & Meaning

on the heels of

Also, hard on the heels of. Directly behind, immediately following, as in Mom's birthday comes on the heels of Mother's Day, or Hard on the heels of the flood there was a tornado. The hard in the variant acts as an intensifier, giving it the sense of “close on the heels of”. [Early 1800s] Also see at one's heels.

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“Dangerous Animals” arrives hot on the heels of “Under Paris,” boasting major bite.

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That announcement came on the heels of the administration’s assault on international students, banning them from enrolling at Harvard University.

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The Los Angeles raids also come on the heels of several recent enforcement actions in the Southland — including an incident where ICE agents deployed flash-bang grenades during operations at two San Diego restaurants, and a raid at an underground nightclub in Los Angeles where Chinese and Taiwanese nationals were detained.

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Trump's inquiry makes good on months of raging about Biden's last days and comes on the heels of a book by CNN's Jake Tapper that accuses White House staff of taking part in a cover-up of the president's declining health.

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This was the 28-year-old's 16th PGA Tour victory and came hot on the heels of his third major at last month's US PGA at Quail Hollow.

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