| Idiom | Kick Up Your Heels |
|---|---|
| Example | On graduation night, Alex is going to kick up his heels until dawn. |
| Meaning | to celebrate and have a wonderful time |
| Origin | This way of describing a happy person having great fun dates from the late 19th or early 20th century. The person who made it up was probably thinking of a lively horse prancing on its hind legs, or of a dancer lifting his or her legs as if jumping for joy. |
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