On Thursday, October 23, 2003, at 03:23 PM, James N. McBride wrote:
It's such a slangy place........you may need to explain what "well
heeled"
means. This could go on forever.... /jim
Sorry. It means having enough money so that it is not a worry. I think
it comes from the idea that before people just threw their old shoes
away they would repair them. A person with money always had new heels
on his shoes and someone on a tighter budget just wore their shoes with
the heels worn over.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
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