Turn On One's Heel Meaning

(idiomatic) To suddenly turn away from someone or something in order to depart rapidly, especially as expressive of haughtiness, disapproval, or evasiveness.

Example: 1824, Sir Walter Scott, St. Ronan's Well, ch. 9:
  There he stood, answering shortly and gruffly to all questions proposed to him, . . . and as soon as the ancient priestess had handed him his glass of the salutiferous water, turned on his heel with a brief good-morning.
1899, Arthur Conan Doyle, A Duet, ch. 14:
  "Well, Maude, he was on the platform this morning, and when he saw me, he turned on his heel and hurried out of the station."
1906, Annie Fellows Johnston, The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor, ch. 14:
  But Bernice, standing stiff and angry in the starlight, turned on her heel without a response.
1949 May 9, "Unseasonal Weather," Time:
  In one store she eyed a cotton dress, turned on her heel when she saw the $40 price tag.
2004 March 1, Elisabeth Bumiller, "On Gay Marriage, Bush May Have Said All He’s Going To," New York Times (retrieved 18 July 2011):
  When Mr. Bush finished his five-minute statement . . . he abruptly turned on his heel and strode from the room, ignoring all questions.