wait for the other shoe to drop
idiomTo defer action or decision until another matter is finished or resolved.
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a short drop and a sudden stop
A fall to one's death by hanging.
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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”).
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as ever trod shoe-leather
As ever existed or lived.
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can't wait
To eagerly anticipate; to find it hard to wait for a forthcoming pleasurable event.
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don't drop the soap
Used as a mockery to someone who is about to be or should be confined in prison.
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drop a bollock
To make a mistake.
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drop a bomb
Alternative form of drop a bombshell.
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drop a bombshell
To announce surprising or alarming information suddenly and without warning.