close on the heels of somethingvery soon after something else 紧随某事之后come/follow close on the heels of something Yet another scandal followed close on the heels of the senator’s resignation. 继参议员辞职后紧接着又发生了一桩丑闻。
close on the heels of something• With another couple of laps he might have finished close on the heels of the two Dunlops.
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