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black-on-blackA reference to interactions between black people.Rate it:

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black-on-blackA description of the colors of an automobile .Rate it:

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black-on-blackSomething that is invisible or intentionally obfuscated, such as warnings or fine print.Rate it:

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black-on-blackA description of the colors of an automobile.Rate it:

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black-on-blackInteractions that occur between black people, notably crime that is perpetrated by one black person against another.Rate it:

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black-on-blackA reference to interactions between black people .Rate it:

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wait for the other shoe to dropTo await a seemingly inevitable event, especially one which is not desirable.Rate it:

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wait for the other shoe to dropTo defer action or decision until another matter is finished or resolved.Rate it:

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"a grain of sand is only noticed inside the shoe."ShoeRate it:

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as ever trod shoe-leatherAs ever existed or lived.Rate it:

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if the shoe fitsMore common version of the original "If the shoe fits, wear it"; If it has all of the characteristics of a thing, it probably is that thing.Rate it:

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if the shoe fits, wear itIf a description fits something, then it is probably true and the subject of the comment should consider that the comment is probably true. Now more often than not, we simply say "If the shoe fits" without the "wear it" after it.Rate it:

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peeble in own shoeTrouble but within group, self. Problem of one's own known to self more than others could be explained to.Rate it:

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put the same shoe on every footTo attempt to apply a single solution to different problems.Rate it:

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Shoe in the Other FootThe same negative thing experienced by the person that he once caused other to experienceRate it:

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shoe treeAppliance for storing shoesRate it:

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soft shoeA kind of tap dancing performed in soft-soled shoes, popular in vaudeville.Rate it:

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soft shoeA speech, explanation, sales pitch, or other set of remarks delivered in a restrained or conciliatory manner in order to persuade, distract, or otherwise influence someone.Rate it:

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the shoe is on the other footThe roles of people in a situation have been reversed, such the advantage has shifted to a party which was previously disadvantaged.Rate it:

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Waiting for the Other Shoe to DropAwaiting for a seemingly inevitable event, waiting for something bad to happenRate it:

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what foot the shoe is onAlternative form of which foot the shoe is onRate it:

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where the shoe pinchesWhere the cause of trouble or difficulty is.Rate it:

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which foot the shoe is onWhich point of view is considered or whose interests are used as a basis.Rate it:

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whose foot the shoe is onAlternative form of which foot the shoe is onRate it:

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black and whiteA type of giant cookie with icing on the top side: half white, half dark chocolate.Rate it:

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black and whiteA police patrol car.Rate it:

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black beetleUsed other than as an idiom: see black, beetle.Rate it:

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black don't crackPeople of African descent tend to wrinkle less with age than people with fairer skin.Rate it:

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black tieUsed other than as an idiom: see black, tie.Rate it:

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black widowvenomous spiderRate it:

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blackWithout light.Rate it:

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black ballStall, close ranks, make it impossible to make a break throughRate it:

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black gumA tree native to eastern North America, Nyssa sylvatica.Rate it:

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black manA (male) member of an ethnic group having dark pigmentation of the skin, typically of sub-Saharan African descent.Rate it:

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black over Bill's mother'sDescribing rain-bearing dark clouds on the horizon.Rate it:

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pot calling the kettle blackA situation in which somebody comments on or accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser has or shares.Rate it:

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black goldpetroleumRate it:

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black beetleThe Asiatic rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros, a pest of palm trees in tropical Asia.Rate it:

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in black and whiteHaving it displayed using shades of gray/gray rather than colour/color .Rate it:

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black sheepA nonconformist; an unusual or unconventional person.Rate it:

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black outTo make dark.Rate it:

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in black and whiteExplicitly, in writing, clearly and without doubt or misunderstanding, without any grey areas.Rate it:

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Black Sheep of the FamilyA disrespected member of a family, community or any other group or society due to certain actions. It happens when all other are performing or doing well but one person lacks it allRate it:

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black manAn evil spirit, a demon.Rate it:

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once you go black, you never go backAn expression assuming that once a person of another race gets in a sexual relationship with a black person they won't return to their own race.Rate it:

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blackLacking cream, milk, and creamer.Rate it:

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blackBad; evil.Rate it:

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black and whiteThe police, a police officer.Rate it:

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black as thunderVery black (especially of a mood, a frown, etc.).Rate it:

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black babiesThird world charities, the missions.Rate it:

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