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1. [ʃu:] noun1) (an outer covering for the foot: a new pair of shoes.) čevelj2) ((also horseshoe) a curved piece of iron nailed to the hoof of a horse.) podkev2. [ʃod] verb(to put a shoe or shoes on (a horse etc).) obuti; podkovati- shod- shoelace
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- on a shoestring* * *I [šu:]noun(nizek) čevelj; American škorenj; cokla; podkev; okov (na koncu palice); železni okov, okovana drsalica pri saneh (sankah); luknja, v katero je posajen jamborover (up to) the shoes figuratively do prek ušesshoes and stockings botany vrsta deteljedead man's shoes figuratively nestrpno pričakovana dediščinathat's another pair of shoes figuratively to je nekaj (čisto) drugegathe shoe is on the other foot figuratively stvar je čisto drugačnato be (to stand) in s.o.'s shoes — biti v koži kake osebeto cast a shoe — izgubiti podkev, obosetito die in one's shoes — umreti nasilne smrti, biti obešenthat is where the shoe pinches figuratively tu žuli čevelj, v tem grmu tiči zajecto put the shoe on the right foot figuratively odkriti (obdolžiti) pravega krivcahe shakes in his shoes — drgeče od strahu, kolena se mu tresejoto throw an old shoe after s.o. figuratively (za)želeti komu srečo (zlasti novoporočencema)to wait for a dead man's shoes — prežati, nestrpno čakati na dediščinoto walk in s.o.'s shoes — hoditi komu v škodo (v zelnik)II [šu:]transitive verbobuti; podkovati (konja), okovati (palico, sani itd.); nabiti obroč (kolesu)to shoe the goose figuratively mlatiti prazno slamo, čas zapravljati; slang biti ali postati (rahlo) pijanto shoe the horse (the mule) slang goljufati svojega delodajalca
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the shoe is on the other foot — the shoe (or Brit. boot) is on the other foot the situation, in particular the holding of advantage, has reversed * * * the shoe is on the other foot (or Brit the boot is on the other foot) used to say that a situation has changed to the opposite … Useful english dictionary
(the) shoe is on the other foot — the shoe is on the other ˈfoot idiom (NAmE) (BrE the boot is on the other ˈfoot) used to say that a situation has changed so that sb now has power or authority over the person who used to have power or authority over them Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
(the) boot is on the other foot — the boot is on the other foot british phrase used for saying that a situation has changed completely, so that the person who had the least power now has the most I was always the poor one, but now the boot is on the other foot. Thesaurus: words… … Useful english dictionary
(the) shoe is on the other foot — the situation is now the opposite of what it was before. Now that I don t smoke, the shoe is on the other foot and I don t want people smoking around me … New idioms dictionary
shoe is on the other foot — If the shoe is on the other foot, someone is experiencing what they used to make others experience, normally negative things … The small dictionary of idiomes
shoe on the other foot — The opposite is true; places are changed. * /He was my captain in the army but now the shoe is on the other foot./ … Dictionary of American idioms
shoe on the other foot — The opposite is true; places are changed. * /He was my captain in the army but now the shoe is on the other foot./ … Dictionary of American idioms
shoe\ on\ the\ other\ foot — the opposite is true; places are changed. He was my captain in the army but now the shoe is on the other foot … Словарь американских идиом
the boot (or N. Amer. shoe) is on the other foot — the situation has reversed. → boot … English new terms dictionary
shoe is on the other foot — If the shoe is on the other foot, someone is experiencing what they used to make others experience, normally negative things. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** When the circumstances have reversed and one person is now doing what the… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
shoe is on the other foot — opposite is true, places are changed The shoe is on the other foot now that he has also bought a house and has to pay a lot of money every month for his mortgage … Idioms and examples