fifth wheel »
A type of trailer hitch, which consists of a horseshoe-shaped plate on a multi-directional pivot, with a locking pin to couple with the kingpin of a truck trailer.
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fill somebody's shoes »
To do somebody's job; to perform or assume somebody's role.
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if the shoe fits »
If it has all of the characteristics of a thing, it probably is that thing.
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in one's stockinged feet »
Wearing socks, stockings or other hosiery on one's feet but no shoes.
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on a shoestring »
On a very tight budget; with few resources or little money.
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put oneself in someone's shoes »
To try to look at a situation from a different point of view; as if one were the other person. To empathise.
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slip on »
shoe type; to try out
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soft shoe »
A kind of tap dancing performed in soft-soled shoes, popular in vaudeville.
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soft shoe »
A 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.
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stand in someone's shoes »
To see from another's point of view; to feel what another feels.
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the shoe is on the other foot »
The roles of people in a situation have been reversed, such the advantage has shifted to a party which was previously disadvantaged.
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the shoemaker's children go barefoot »
One often neglects those closest to oneself.
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wait for the other shoe to drop »
To await a seemingly inevitable event, especially one which is not desirable.
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wait for the other shoe to drop »
To defer action or decision until another matter is finished or resolved.
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