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.
See also: dead, ill, shoe, waiting

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Emilis-Lithuanian
Kotoneko-to-neJapanese
Dinah['dainə]
Dionysius-Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical
KonrÁD-Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Sanjiv-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Kannada