kicking one's heels

Verb

kick one's heels (third-person singular simple present kicks one's heels, present participle kicking one's heels, simple past and past participle kicked one's heels)

1. (idiomatic) To wait; to wait impatiently or restlessly.
   • […] whether, in one single instance, any individual has been obliged to kick his heels in the lobby even for one minute, and whether the order was not instantly granted ?1830, The Edinburgh Literary Journal, volume 1, page 231

   Synonyms:

   be left kicking

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see kick, heels.
   • The restless boy kicked his heels against the chair legs.

   Synonyms:

   bide one's time, cool one's heels