hoe Идиома
a hard row to hoe
a shoe-in
a tough row to hoe
fill his shoes
hard row to hoe
horse shoes up his ass
if the shoe fits wear it
if the shoe fits, wear it
on a shoestring
shoe-in
shoe is on the other foot
tough row to hoe
wait for the other shoe to drop
Captain Sav-a-hoe
hoe
hoe stroll
pull the hoe card
fill one's shoes
When Jack got hurt，the coach had nobody to fill his shoes．杰克受伤时，教练找不到能代替他的好球员。
It will be difficult to find someone to fill the old professor's shoes．要找个能胜任的人来替代这位老教授的工作是很困难的。
in sb's shoes
I wouldn't be in your shoes for all the wealth in the world．给我世界上所有的财富，我也不愿处于你那个地位。
If I were in your shoes I'd ask for more money．如果我处于你的地位，我会要更多的钱。
He's always in debt；I wouldn't be in his shoes for anything．他总是向别人借钱，我无论如何不愿过他那种日子。
Supposing you put yourself in his shoes， would you have behaved differently in the circumstances？假如你处在他的位子上，在那种情况下你会做得和他不一样吗？
The shoe is on the other foot
Idiom(s): The shoe is on the other footTheme: RECIPROCITY
A proverb meaning that one is experiencing the same things that one caused another person to experience. (Note the variations in the examples.)
• The teacher is taking a course in summer school and is finding out what it's like when the shoe is on the other foot.
• When the policeman was arrested, he learned what it was like to have the shoe on the other foot.
step into one's shoes
Idiom(s): step into one's shoesTheme: SUBSTITUTION
to take over a job or some role from someone.
• I was prepared to step into the boss's shoes, so there was no disruption when he left for another job.
• There was no one who could step into Alice's shoes when she left, so everything came to a stop.
in sb else's shoes
Idiom(s): in someone else's shoes AND in someone else's placeTheme: EMPATHY
seeing or experiencing something from someone else's point of view.
• You might feel different if you were in her shoes.
• Pretend you're in Tom's place, and then try to figure out why he acts the way he does.
have the shoe on the other foot
Idiom(s): have the shoe on the other footTheme: RECIPROCITY
to experience the opposite situation (from a previous situation). (Informal.)
• I used to be a student, and now I'm the teacher. Now I have the shoe on the other foot.
• You were mean to me when you thought I was cheating. Now that I have caught you cheating, the shoe is on the other foot.
get along on a shoestring
Idiom(s): get along (on a shoestring)Theme: POORNESS
to be able to afford to live on very little money.
• For the last two years, we have had to get along on a shoestring.
• With so little money, it's hard to get along.
drop the other shoe
Idiom(s): drop the other shoeTheme: COMPLETION
to do the deed that completes something; to do the expected remaining part of something.(Refers to the removal of shoes at bedtime. One shoe is dropped, and then the process is completed when the second shoe drops.)
• Mr. Franklin has left his wife. Soon he'll drop the other shoe and divorce her.
• Tommy has just failed three classes in school. We expect him to drop the other shoe and quit altogether any day now.
comfortable as an old shoe
Idiom(s): (as) comfortable as an old shoeTheme: COMFORT
Very comfortable; very comforting and familiar.
• This old house is fine. It's as comfortable as an old shoe.
• That's a great tradition—comfortable as an old shoe.
put oneself in sb else's shoes
Idiom(s): put oneself in someone else's place AND put oneself in someone else's shoesTheme: EMPATHY
to allow oneself to see or experience something from someone else's point of view.
• Put yourself in someone else's place, and see how it feels.
• I put myself in Tom's shoes and realized that I would have made exactly the same choice.
A long row to hoe
Something that is a long row to hoe is a difficult task that takes a long time.Dead men's shoes
If promotion or success requires replacing somebody, then it can only be reached by dead men's shoes' by getting rid of them.Goody two-shoes
A goody two-shoes is a self-righteous person who makes a great deal of their virtue.In another's shoes
It is difficult to know what another person's life is really like, so we don't know what it is like to be in someone's shoes.Put yourself in someone's shoes
If you put yourself in someone's shoes, you imagine what it is like to be in their position.Shoestring
If you do something on a shoestring, you try to spend the absolute minimum amount of money possible on it.Walk a mile in my shoes
This idiom means that you should try to understand someone before criticising them.put on your dancing shoes
get ready for dancing: "Come on Sarah! Put on your dancing shoes - we're going clubbing tonight!"Jesus shoes|Jesus|Jesus boots|boots|shoes
n., slang Men's sandals, particularly as worn by hippies and very casually dressed people. I dig your Jesus boots, man, they look cool.be in someone else's shoes|in someone else's shoes
v. phr. To be in someone else's situation. Fred has had so much trouble recently that we ought to be grateful we're not in his shoes.comfortable as an old shoe|comfortable|old shoe|sh
adj. phr., informal Pleasant and relaxed; not stiff, strict or too polite; easy to talk and work with. The stranger was as comfortable as an old shoe, and we soon were talking like old friends.common as an old shoe|common|old shoe|shoe
adj. phr., informal Not showing off; not vain; modest; friendly to all. Although Mr. Jones ran a large business, he was common as an old shoe. The most famous people are sometimes as common as an old shoe.fill one's shoes|fill|shoe|shoes
v. phr. To take the place of another and do as well; to substitute satisfactorily for. When Jack got hurt, the coach had nobody to fill his shoes. Joe hopes to fill his father's shoes. See: IN ONE'S SHOES.hard row to hoe|hard|hoe|row|tough|tough row to ho
n. phr. A hard life to live; a very hard job to do. She has a hard row to hoe with six children and her husband dead. Young people without enough education will have a tough row to hoe when they have to support themselves.Synonym: HARD SLEDDING.
Compare: DOWN ON ONE'S LUCK, HARD NUT TO CRACK.
hoe one's own row|hoe|row
v. phr. To make your way in life by your own efforts; get along without help. David's father died when he was little, and he has always had to hoe his own row.Synonym: PADDLE ONE'S OWN CANOE, STAND ON ONE'S OWN FEET.
if the shoe fits, wear it|fit|fits|if|shoe|wear
If what is said describes you, you are meant.
A proverb. I won't say who, but some children are always late. If the shoe fits, Wear it.in one's shoes|boot|boots|in one's boots|shoe|shoe
adv. phr. In or into one's place or position. How would you like to be in a lion tamer's boots?Compare: PUT ONESELF IN ANOTHER'S PLACE, STEP INTO ONE'S SHOES.
on a shoestring|on|shoestring
adv. phr. With little money to spend; on a very low budget. The couple was seeing Europe on a shoestring.put oneself in another's shoes|another's place|ano
v. phr. To understand another person's feeling imaginatively; try to know his feelings and reasons with understanding; enter into his trouble. It seemed like a dreadful thing for Bob to do, but I tried to put myself in his place. If you will put yourself in the customer's shoes you may realize why the thing isn't selling.saddle shoe|saddle|shoe
n. A white shoe with a black or brown piece of leather shaped like a saddle across the top of the shoe. Mary wore bobby socks and saddle shoes.shoe on the other foot|foot|shoe
The opposite is true; places are changed. He was my captain in the army but now the shoe is on the other foot.shoestring catch|catch|shoestring
n. A catch of a hit baseball just before it hits the ground. The left fielder made a shoestring catch of a line drive to end the inning.step into one's shoes|shoe|shoes|step
v. phr. To do what someone else usually does after he has stopped doing it. When Bill's father died, Bill had to step into his father's shoes to support his mother. A coach trains the junior varsity to step into the shoes of the members of the varsity team when they graduate. When the boss retires, his son will step into his shoes.Compare: IN ONE'S SHOES.
An hoe idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with hoe, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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