drop the other shoe

drop the other shoe
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He has left his wife. Soon he will drop the other shoe and divorce her — Он бросил свою жену. Скоро он с ней разведется, доведя таким образом дело до логического конца


Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . . 2003.

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  • drop the other shoe — See wait for the other shoe to drop …   English idioms

  • wait for the other shoe to drop N. Amer. — wait for the other shoe to drop N. Amer. informal be prepared for a further event to occur. → shoe …   English new terms dictionary

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  • wait for the other shoe to drop — wait for the final step, wait for the conclusion, leave me hanging    He said he d make two changes. First, he resigned. I m waiting for the other shoe to drop …   English idioms

  • 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • waiting for the other shoe to drop — say the next obvious thing …   English contemporary dictionary

  • wait for the other shoe to drop — informal be prepared for a further or consequential event or complication to occur …   Useful english dictionary

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  • shoe — noun 1》 a covering for the foot having a sturdy sole and not reaching above the ankle.     ↘a horseshoe. 2》 a drag for a wheel. 3》 a socket on a camera for fitting a flash unit. 4》 a metal rim or ferrule, especially on the runner of a sledge. 5》… …   English new terms dictionary

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  • Shoe Event Horizon — The Shoe Event Horizon is a mock theory invented by Douglas Adams for The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy radio series.The foundation of the theory is that when depressed, people tend to look down, and when they look down, they see their shoes.… …   Wikipedia


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