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What is the origin of waiting for the other shoe to drop?
It means waiting for something bad to happen which you are expecting. It comes from a famous music hall joke about a man who is woken by the drunk upstairs dropping his shoe. He can't get back to sleep because he is waiting for the second crash on the ceiling. Eventually he shouts upstairs "For Heavens sake, drop the other shoe!"The basic expression came from apartment living. A person living in an apartment underneath another apartment would hear a person take off a shoe and drop it on the floor and then wait for the other shoe to drop. Then the thump of the other shoe would occur. Then the person in the bottom apartment could continue reading or whatever without interruption. However, it became a useful expression if two irritating events frequently occur together. If someone says, "Why didn't you get back to work?" Rather than say, "Any time that guy comes down the hall pushing that noisy cart that goes clang, clang, clang, with that horrible sound, and disturbs everyone, a second one comes right afterward with its own irritating racket," you can say, "I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop."
Is the word 'shoe' a noun or an adjective or a verb?
The word 'shoe' is both a noun (shoe, shoes) and a verb (shoe, shoes, shoeing, shod or shodden).Examples:I found one shoe but I can't find the other. (noun)There's a local blacksmith who can shoe the horse. (verb)
What country does the word zapato come from?
The country that the word zapato comes from is Spain. This word translates into English as shoe.
I slippers always a plural noun?
No. You could have a pair of slippers and lose one, which would leave you with one slipper until you find the missing one. Consider all shoes. They come in pairs, and one of a pair is no use to any two-legged human, but you could still say you are polishing a shoe. Then you polish the other shoe and put the pair together: now you have a pair of shoes.
Where does the word stiletto come from?
The word stiletto comes from Italy and it's original word was stilus meaning high heeled shoe!
What do you do when you drop your shoe?
pick it up!
What is the origin of waiting for the other shoe to drop?
It means waiting for something bad to happen which you are expecting. It comes from a famous music hall joke about a man who is woken by the drunk upstairs dropping his shoe. He can't get back to sleep because he is waiting for the second crash on the ceiling. Eventually he shouts upstairs "For Heavens sake, drop the other shoe!"The basic expression came from apartment living. A person living in an apartment underneath another apartment would hear a person take off a shoe and drop it on the floor and then wait for the other shoe to drop. Then the thump of the other shoe would occur. Then the person in the bottom apartment could continue reading or whatever without interruption. However, it became a useful expression if two irritating events frequently occur together. If someone says, "Why didn't you get back to work?" Rather than say, "Any time that guy comes down the hall pushing that noisy cart that goes clang, clang, clang, with that horrible sound, and disturbs everyone, a second one comes right afterward with its own irritating racket," you can say, "I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop."
Does the Nike shoe sensor come with the Nike Fuelband?
No, the shoe sensor does not come with the Nike Fuelband,
What are Nike's Reuse-A-Shoe Drop off locations?
The list of locations for the Nike Reuse-A-Shoe drop-off can be found in the Environment section of Nikebiz.com. If the drop-off locations will not work for you, shoes can be sent to the following address: Nike Recycling Center c/o Reuse-A-Shoe 26755 SW 95th Wilsonville, OR 97070
Which reading rainbow episode had levar drop ice cream on his shoe?
Feelings
Is a drop of water the same size as a drop of any other fluid?
No, a drop of water isn't even the same as another drop of water. They come in different sizes and aren't adequate for precision uses. For an amazing drop search "Pitch drop experiment".
Where does the surname shoe come from?
Germany....
Where does the name shoe cobbler come from?
schoenlapper
Where is the shoes in i spy spooky mansion?
one is a shoe that goes on your foot the other is a horse shoe on the fireplace
Can shoe polish be used on a leather wallet or leather diary of the same color?
Shoe polish should not be used to colour leather other than shoes. It is likely to come off on your hands and clothing. Shoes are finished in a different way to other leathers
Where did Oscar brown come up with the horse shoe?
Oscar E brown did not 'come up' with the horseshoe. The horseshoe has been in existence for thousands of years in one form or the other. He did however 'invent' a new type of shoe that was supposed to be a 'double' shoe. An upper shoe was fastened to the hoof and a lower shoe was detachable from the upper shoe to sharpen caulks or replace it. The double shoe was not very successful for obvious reasons such as the need to remove the upper shoe to trim the hoof and the fact that they were twice as heavy as a single shoe.
Where do Jordan shoe material come from?
where do the jordans come from? where do the jordans come from?
