"drop the other shoe" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 等著另一隻鞋落地
• 等待壞消息

Definition

這個表達意思是指在已經發生一件壞事之後，還在等另一個壞消息出現。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是口語用語，形容焦急地等壞消息。常出現於'等著另一隻鞋落地'，不是字面意思。

Examples

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

大家在聽到壞消息後都在**等著另一隻鞋落地**。

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

當我必須**等著另一隻鞋落地**時，我會緊張。

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

她知道還會有壞事發生——只是在**等著另一隻鞋落地**。

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

失業後，他覺得自己的人生就是在**等著另一隻鞋落地**。

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

辦公室裡充滿緊張，感覺大家都在**等著另一隻鞋落地**。

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

每當事情太順利時，我都會忍不住**等著另一隻鞋落地**。