| 词汇 | It is ill waiting for dead men's shoes. |
| 释义 | (redirected from It is ill waiting for dead men's shoes.)it's ill waiting for dead men's shoesA phrase warning one against awaiting their inheritance (and thus anticipating another's death). I know you'll get a lot of money when your grandfather dies, but it's ill waiting for dead men's shoes. It's ill waiting for dead men's shoes.Prov. You should not be eager for someone to die so that you inherit something. Phil: Why should I bother to learn some kind of trade? I'll be rich when Grandpa dies and leaves me all his money. Alan: It's ill waiting for dead men's shoes. |
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