Etymology:
- It is an 18th century expression which originated from famous tale “The history of little two good shoes”. In this tale a little girl who had only one shoe to wear is given another one. After getting another shoe, she shows off her pair of shoe everywhere saying two shoes. Today this expression is used ironically as a “Goody Two shoes” to a thing or person who thinks he or she is perfect.
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People are now sick of him because he is such a goody Two- Shoes.
Submitted on February 25, 2019
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グッディツーシューズ
braaf twee-schoenen
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Nearby phrases
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fill someone's shoesIn Two Shakes of a Lamb's TailKill Two Birds with One Stoneit takes two to make a quarrelhippo birdie two ewedead men's shoesin someone's shoesbe of two mindskill two birds with one stoneBird in the Hand is Worth Two in the Bu…a bird in the hand is worth two in the …Like Two Peas in a Poddoesn't have two nickels to rub togetherfall between two stools
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