Last Updated:2025/11/21
(idiomatic) To defer action or decision until another matter is finished or resolved. / (idiomatic) To await a seemingly inevitable event, especially one that is not desirable.
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wait for the other shoe to drop
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Source Word
wait for the other shoe to drop
Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
何らかの出来事の後に、必ず続く別の出来事(特に好ましくない結果)が起こるのを待つ状態を表すイディオム / 最初の出来事が発生した後、連鎖的に次の事態が起こるのをしばしば予感する状況 / 一度何かが起こった後、続く不可避の結果や展開を待つという意味の表現
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