So they came for you
They came snapping at your heels
They come snapping at your heelsBut don't break your back
If you ever say this
But don't answer that
Hi, I was listening to one of Coldplay's songs and I can't understand this expression... could you explain it to me pls?
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Aquí es donde traduzco diariamente música israelí del hebreo al español
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snap at sb's heels
1 If an animal is snapping at your heels, it is running behind you and trying to bite you.
2 to compete strongly with someone and have a chance of soon defeating or replacing them:
With so many younger women snapping at her heels, this year may be her last chance to win the championship.
Source: Cambridge Advanced Learner's dictionary
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Aquí es donde traduzco diariamente música israelí del hebreo al español
[flag]cl[/flag] native; [flag]en[/flag] fluent; [flag]il[/flag] lower advanced ; [flag]pt-BR[/flag] read fluently, understand well, speak not so badly (specially after some Itaipava); recently focusing on [flag]sv[/flag][flag]ar[/flag] and I promised myself to finish my [flag]ru[/flag] New Penguin Russian Course: A Complete Course for Beginners in less than a month (12/oct/2013). Wants to wake up one day speaking [flag]ka[/flag][flag]lt[/flag] and any Turkic language.
[flag]cl[/flag] native; [flag]en[/flag] fluent; [flag]il[/flag] lower advanced ; [flag]pt-BR[/flag] read fluently, understand well, speak not so badly (specially after some Itaipava); recently focusing on [flag]sv[/flag][flag]ar[/flag] and I promised myself to finish my [flag]ru[/flag] New Penguin Russian Course: A Complete Course for Beginners in less than a month (12/oct/2013). Wants to wake up one day speaking [flag]ka[/flag][flag]lt[/flag] and any Turkic language.
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