Idiom
snap at someone's heels
Meaning
To compete with someone closely, with the possibility of soon defeating or replacing them.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The younger athlete is snapping at the champion's heels.”
“The new company is growing so fast that it is already snapping at the heels of the market leader.”
“As the challenger gained momentum in the polls, he began snapping at the incumbent's heels, threatening to end her long political career.”
Examples
simple
“The younger athlete is snapping at the champion's heels.”
contextual
“The new company is growing so fast that it is already snapping at the heels of the market leader.”
complex
“As the challenger gained momentum in the polls, he began snapping at the incumbent's heels, threatening to end her long political career.”
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