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Meaning of "heal to toe"



 
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Meaning of "heal to toe" #1 (permalink) Thu Jun 15, 2006 20:55 pm   Meaning of "heal to toe"
 

Hello everybody

Some of the expressions I know and use them are:

1- Back to front. (got my priorities back to front)
2- Upside down. (turned my plans upside down)
3- Inside out. (jerked my life inside out)

Could anyone of you please use the given expression for me both in literal and figurative sense?

- HEAL TO TOE

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Tom
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Expression:Heal to toe: #2 (permalink) Thu Jun 15, 2006 21:07 pm   Expression:Heal to toe:
 

Hi Tom

I don't think you're going to get any figurative meaning for "heal to toe". For me it only means "from the heal to the toe".

Why are you assuming there's a figurative sense?

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Expression:Heal to toe: #3 (permalink) Thu Jun 15, 2006 21:45 pm   Expression:Heal to toe:
 

Dear Amy

Could you please use heal to toe in any sentence?

My dictionary does not give the usage. Confused Am I right?

1- His foot was injured heal to toe.

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Expression:Heal to toe: #4 (permalink) Thu Jun 15, 2006 21:55 pm   Expression:Heal to toe:
 

Yes, I'd just use it that way or possibly to describe how someone walks (i.e., the heal hits the ground first, then the toe)

I don't view "heal to toe" as a common expression. Far more common would be "head to toe".

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