pair of shoes

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pair of shoes

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Perhaps from French chose (“thing, matter”).

noun pairs of shoes

dated, idiomatic A case or situation that is different from another. “Shall colonists have their horses (and blood ’uns, if you please, good Lord!) and not my London gentleman? No, no. We’ll show ’em another pair of shoes than that, Pip; won’t us?”
Similar: kettle of fish, ball game
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pair, shoes.

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@misc{pair_of_shoes_2026,
  title = {pair of shoes},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pair%20of%20shoes},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}