tread on the heels of

verb

Roget 281: follow; pursue etc. 622; go after, fly after.    attend, beset, dance attendance on, dog; tread in the steps of, tread close upon; be in the wake of, be in the trail of, be in the rear of, go in the wake of, go in the trail of, go in the rear of, follow in the wake of, follow in the trail of, follow in the rear of; follow as a shadow, hang on the skirts of; tread on the heels of, follow on the heels of; camp on the trail.    ... show more

Roget 286: approach, approximate, appropinquate^†; near; get near, go near, draw near; come to close quarters, come near; move towards, set in towards; drift; make up to; gain upon; pursue etc. 622; tread on the heels of; bear up; make the land; hug the shore, hug the land.    ... show more

Roget 197: be near etc. adj.; adjoin, hang about, trench on; border upon, verge upon; stand by, approximate, tread on the heels of, cling to, clasp, hug; huddle; hang upon the skirts of, hover over; burn.    touch etc. 199; bring near, draw near etc. 286; converge etc. 290; crowd etc. 72; place side by side etc. adv.. ... show more

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