"drop the other shoe" in Chinese (Simplified)

等着另一只靴子落地等待坏消息

Definition

这个表达意思是指在已经发生一件糟糕的事情后，等待另一件不好的事情发生。

这个习语是口语用法，用来形容焦虑地等待坏消息。常用 '等着另一只靴子落地'，不是字面意思。

Everyone was waiting for the other shoe to drop after they heard the bad news.

大家在听到坏消息后都在**等着另一只靴子落地**。

I get nervous when I have to wait for the other shoe to drop.

当我必须**等着另一只靴子落地**时，我会紧张。

She knew something else would go wrong—she was just waiting for the other shoe to drop.

她知道还会有坏事发生——只是在**等着另一只靴子落地**。

After losing his job, he felt like he was just waiting for the other shoe to drop in his life.

失业后，他觉得自己的人生只是在**等着另一只靴子落地**。

There's so much tension in the office, like everyone's just waiting for the other shoe to drop.

办公室里充满了紧张气氛，大家都像在**等着另一只靴子落地**。

Whenever things are going too well, I can't help but wait for the other shoe to drop.

每当事情太顺利时，我总是忍不住**等着另一只靴子落地**。