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wait for the other shoe to dropTo await a seemingly inevitable event, especially one which is not desirable.Rate it:

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wait for the other shoe to dropTo defer action or decision until another matter is finished or resolved.Rate it:

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"a grain of sand is only noticed inside the shoe."ShoeRate it:

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as ever trod shoe-leatherAs ever existed or lived.Rate it:

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if the shoe fitsMore common version of the original "If the shoe fits, wear it"; If it has all of the characteristics of a thing, it probably is that thing.Rate it:

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if the shoe fits, wear itIf a description fits something, then it is probably true and the subject of the comment should consider that the comment is probably true. Now more often than not, we simply say "If the shoe fits" without the "wear it" after it.Rate it:

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peeble in own shoeTrouble but within group, self. Problem of one's own known to self more than others could be explained to.Rate it:

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put the same shoe on every footTo attempt to apply a single solution to different problems.Rate it:

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Shoe in the Other FootThe same negative thing experienced by the person that he once caused other to experienceRate it:

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shoe treeAppliance for storing shoesRate it:

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soft shoeA kind of tap dancing performed in soft-soled shoes, popular in vaudeville.Rate it:

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soft shoeA speech, explanation, sales pitch, or other set of remarks delivered in a restrained or conciliatory manner in order to persuade, distract, or otherwise influence someone.Rate it:

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the shoe is on the other footThe roles of people in a situation have been reversed, such the advantage has shifted to a party which was previously disadvantaged.Rate it:

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Waiting for the Other Shoe to DropAwaiting for a seemingly inevitable event, waiting for something bad to happenRate it:

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what foot the shoe is onAlternative form of which foot the shoe is onRate it:

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where the shoe pinchesWhere the cause of trouble or difficulty is.Rate it:

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which foot the shoe is onWhich point of view is considered or whose interests are used as a basis.Rate it:

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whose foot the shoe is onAlternative form of which foot the shoe is onRate it:

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it's your nickelReference to one's right to shop, select, evaluate, purchase any item for any personal reason.Rate it:

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ring upTo enter a payment into a cash register, or till in a shop.Rate it:

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vous ne savez pas où le bât le blesseYou do not know where the shoe pinches him.Rate it:

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act like a bull in a china shopTo act rudely or clumsily in a delicate situation.Rate it:

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al que le quepa el sayoif the shoe fitsRate it:

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all nationsA composition of all the different spirits sold in a dram-shop, collected in a vessel into which the drainings of the bottles and quartern pots are emptied.Rate it:

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all over the shopEverywhere, scattered, disorganised.Rate it:

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apple dumplin shopA woman's bosom.Rate it:

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baisser le rideauTo close down, close shopRate it:

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big shopA large, regular purchase of groceries; as opposed to ad hoc or impulse purchases.Rate it:

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big shopUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see big,‎ shop.Rate it:

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Bull in a China ShopAn awkward person who actually does not care about the delicate situation, a rough person who comes near the brittle things, an insensitive person who makes people angry with his/her deeds and words to create disturbance in their work or plansRate it:

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close up shopTo shut down a shop; to end a business activity.Rate it:

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ils parlent boutiqueThey are talking shop.Rate it:

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kick some tiresTo shop for a vehicle or other item to purchase or invest in.Rate it:

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les grévistes mirent cette boutique à l'indexThe strikers boycotted that shop.Rate it:

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like a bull in a china shopClumsy, aggressive, without care or concern, without self-control.Rate it:

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like a bull in a china shopClumsily, aggressively, without care or concern, without self-control.Rate it:

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like a bull in a china shopBoisterous, awkward, rough, disrespectful, careless. :Rate it:

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off licencedrinks shopRate it:

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place of businessA place where business is conducted, such as an office or a single shop in a franchise.Rate it:

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pour un point (or, faute d'un point) martin perdit son âneFor want of a nail the shoe was lost (or, the miller lost his mare); Be careful of trifles.Rate it:

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rebajasThis word is used a great deal in shop windows in Tenerife -- it means discounts in SpanishRate it:

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right to workThe prohibition of union security agreements or closed shops; the prohibition of the requirement that those who take on work in a unionised shop join the union or pay it for representing them.Rate it:

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se a carapuça serviuif the shoe fits; if the cap fitsRate it:

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set up shopTo establish a business.Rate it:

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set up shopTo physically arrange a shop or workplace.Rate it:

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shop aroundTo actively search and compare options before making a selection or choice of vendor.Rate it:

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shop stewardunion officialRate it:

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shop till you dropShop a lot / until you're exhaustedRate it:

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slip onshoe type; to try outRate it:

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the boot is on the other footAlternative form of the shoe is on the other footRate it:

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