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English Idioms :: shoe
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sholastic.html - See: COMFORTABLE AS AN OLD SHOE, COMMON AS AN OLD SHOE, FILL ONE'S SHOES, IF THE SHOE FITS, WEAR IT, IN ONE'S SHOES, SHAKE IN ONE'S SHOES, SADDLE SHOE, STEP INTO ONE'S SHOES, WHERE THE SHOE PINCHES. |
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English Idioms :: shoe on the other foot
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sholastic.html - The opposite is true; places are changed. * /He was my captain in the army but now the shoe is on the other foot./ |
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English Idioms :: shoestring
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sholastic.html - See: ON A SHOESTRING. |
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English Idioms :: shoestring catch
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sholastic.html - {n.} A catch of a hit baseball just before it hits the ground. * /The left fielder made a shoestring catch of a line drive to end the inning./ |
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English Idioms :: shoo away
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sholastic.html - {v. phr.} To frighten or chase away. * /When the children gathered around the new sports car, we shooed them away./ |
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English Idioms :: shoo-in
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sholastic.html - {n.}, {informal} Someone or something that is expected to win; a favorite; sure winner. * /Chris is a shoo-in to win a scholarship./ * /Do you think he will win the election? He's a shoo-in./ * /This horse is a shoo-in. He can't miss winning./ Syn.: SURE THING(1). |
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