wait for the other shoe to drop

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

動詞

慣用表現

(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.

日本語の意味

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

英語の意味

(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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After the audit revealed a few minor discrepancies, the board decided to wait for the other shoe to drop before changing company policy.

監査でいくつかの軽微な不一致が判明した後、取締役会は残りの問題が解決するまで措置を見合わせることにした。

詳細

意味（1）

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

意味（2）

(idiomatic) To await a seemingly inevitable event, especially one that is not desirable.

After the tournament, Player admitted that all through the final round he had been nervously waiting for more trouble. It was like waiting for the other shoe to drop.

詳細

waits for the other shoe to drop （ present singular third-person ）

waiting for the other shoe to drop （ participle present ）

waited for the other shoe to drop （ participle past ）

waited for the other shoe to drop （ past ）