"drop the other shoe" 怎么发音
expression
DRAHP thee UTH-er SHOO
drop thee UTH-uh SHOO
释义
This expression means waiting for something bad or unpleasant to happen, especially after something else has already happened.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈdɹɑp/, /ˈdɹɔp/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈəðɝ/ /ˈʃu
英式英语
dɹˈɒp/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈʌðɐ/ /ʃˈuː
简化发音
美式
DRAHP thee UTH-er SHOO
英式
drop thee UTH-uh SHOO
语境中听
Everyone was waiting for the other shoe to drop after they heard the bad news.
I get nervous when I have to wait for the other shoe to drop.
She knew something else would go wrong—she was just waiting for the other shoe to drop.
After losing his job, he felt like he was just waiting for the other shoe to drop in his life.