turn on one's heel

Leave, as in When I inquired about his sister, he turned on his heel and walked away. This idiom alludes to making a sharp about-face similar to a military step but here usually implies a sudden departure. It was first recorded in 1751.

Words nearby turn on one's heel

turn of the century, turn of the screw, the, turn of the tide, turn off, turn on, turn on one's heel, turn on the waterworks, turn one's back on, turn one's hand to, turn one's head, turn one's stomach