—shoe /ʃuː/
noun [C]
A1 one of a pair of coverings for your feet, usually made of a strong material such as leather, with a thick leather or plastic sole (= base) and usually a heel:
» flat/high-heeled shoes» gym/tennis shoes» He put on/took off his new pair of shoes.» Hurry and do up/lace up your shoes.» a shoe shopSee picture: shoes 
Thesaurus+: ↑Shoes and shoemaking
F0 a HORSESHOE(Cf. ↑horseshoe)
Thesaurus+: ↑Horse riding , ↑Horse racing• • •
Extra Examples:» I got some shoes cheap in the sale.» Do your shoes up before you trip over.» These are the running shoes favoured by marathon runners.» handmade shoes» His shoes left muddy marks on the floor.verb [T] (PRESENT TENSE shoeing, PAST TENSE AND PAST PARTICIPLE shod or US ALSO shoed) ↑Verb Endings for shoe
► F0 If you shoe a horse, you nail a horseshoe (= a curved piece of metal) to one or each of its feet.Thesaurus+: ↑Horse riding , ↑Horse racing- it's just as well that
- it's just one of those things
- it's more than my job's worth
- it's not rocket science
- it's no use crying over spilled milk
- it's now or never
- it's only fair
- it's raining cats and dogs!
- it's safe to say
- it's safe to say (that)
- it's safe to say that
- it's swings and roundabouts
- it stands to reason
- it's/that's the story of my life
- it's the least I can do
- it's the same old story
- it's tough at the top
- itsy-bitsy
- it's your own lookout
- it takes all sorts
- it takes all sorts (to make a world)
- it takes all sorts to make a world
- it takes a thief to catch a thief
- it takes two to tango
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