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Idiom

wait for the other shoe to drop

American to wait for something bad to happen.

Once a company starts laying of employees, those who are still working feel they are waiting for the other shoe to drop.

idiomwait for the other shoe to drop AmEAmEto wait for the next part of an unpleasant process to happen:We know that it will only take another mud slide for our house to go into the canyon, but we can't do anything but wait for the other shoe to drop.The company cut 800 jobs last month, so now it's just a case of waiting for the other shoe to drop. After our research funding was cut, it didn't take long for the other shoe to drop. Budget cuts have been announced for all universities.

wait for the other shoe to drop

To wait for the next, seemingly unavoidable (and typically negative) thing to happen. Mom said that Dad would punish us when he got home from work, so now we're just waiting for the other shoe to drop.

wait for the other shoe to drop

Fig. to wait for the inevitable next step or the final conclusion. He just opened his mail and moaned. Now, I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop when he finds the subpoena.

wait for the other shoe to drop

Await a seemingly inevitable event, as in Now that she has a good enough job to leave her husband, we're just waiting for the other shoe to drop . This expression alludes to a person awakened by a neighbor who loudly dropped one shoe on the floor and is waiting for the second shoe to be dropped. [Early 1900s]

wait for the other shoe to drop

wait for the next or final thing to happen. North American

wait for the other shoe to drop

Slang

To defer action or decision until another matter is finished or resolved.

词组	wait for the other shoe to drop
释义	Idiom wait for the other shoe to drop American to wait for something bad to happen. Once a company starts laying of employees, those who are still working feel they are waiting for the other shoe to drop. idiomwait for the other shoe to drop AmEAmEto wait for the next part of an unpleasant process to happen:We know that it will only take another mud slide for our house to go into the canyon, but we can't do anything but wait for the other shoe to drop.The company cut 800 jobs last month, so now it's just a case of waiting for the other shoe to drop. After our research funding was cut, it didn't take long for the other shoe to drop. Budget cuts have been announced for all universities. wait for the other shoe to drop To wait for the next, seemingly unavoidable (and typically negative) thing to happen. Mom said that Dad would punish us when he got home from work, so now we're just waiting for the other shoe to drop. wait for the other shoe to drop Fig. to wait for the inevitable next step or the final conclusion. He just opened his mail and moaned. Now, I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop when he finds the subpoena. wait for the other shoe to drop Await a seemingly inevitable event, as in Now that she has a good enough job to leave her husband, we're just waiting for the other shoe to drop . This expression alludes to a person awakened by a neighbor who loudly dropped one shoe on the floor and is waiting for the second shoe to be dropped. [Early 1900s] wait for the other shoe to drop wait for the next or final thing to happen. North American wait for the other shoe to drop Slang To defer action or decision until another matter is finished or resolved.
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