daddy needs (new) shoes

daddy needs (new) shoes

A phrase said aloud by a man in the hopes of getting good luck in a game of chance, especially before a dice roll. If I roll a seven, I walk out of here with $30,000. Come on, the daddy needs shoes! I'm so close to a bingo. Call D4, already—daddy needs new shoes!
See also: daddy, needs, shoe
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • daddy needs a new pair of shoes
  • mama needs (new) shoes!
  • mama needs a new pair of shoes
  • (the) baby needs (new) shoes
  • baby needs a new pair of shoes
  • the baby needs shoes
  • roll the bones
  • roll the dice
  • roll on...!
  • let's roll