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wait for the other shoe to drop

idiom

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


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  1. 01

    a short drop and a sudden stop

    A fall to one's death by hanging.

  2. 02

    act one's age, not one's shoe size

    Synonym of act one's age (“to behave in a mature manner; to avoid being childish”).

  3. 03

    as ever trod shoe-leather

    As ever existed or lived.

  4. 04

    can't wait

    To eagerly anticipate; to find it hard to wait for a forthcoming pleasurable event.

  5. 05

    don't drop the soap

    Used as a mockery to someone who is about to be or should be confined in prison.

  6. 06

    drop a bollock

    To make a mistake.

  7. 07

    drop a bomb

    Alternative form of drop a bombshell.

  8. 08

    drop a bombshell

    To announce surprising or alarming information suddenly and without warning.

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