dead men's shoes | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Apositionorpropertythat is onlyattainableby someone else upon thecurrentholder'sdeath.1897, Joseph Smith Fletcher,God's Failures:Folks come in sometimes when I'm lonely and make jest of it, saying that a creaking gate hangs long, and that it's weary waiting fordead men's shoes.

Examples:

EN: What some people might call dead men's shoes.
ES: Lo que algunos llaman usar los zapatos del muerto.
EN: You look for dead men's shoes.
ES: Usted está esperando una oportunidad imposible.
ID: Anda mencari sepatu pria mati.
EN: It's clever you're wearing dead men's shoes, though... any demon worth his salt can smell mortal flesh a mile away.
ES: Pero es inteligente que lleves zapatos de hombre muerto... cualquier demonio que se precie puede oler la carne mortal a una milla de distancia.
ID: Pintar kalian memakai sepatu orang mati, setan mana pun bisa mencium bau manusia dari jauh.

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