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
Torleif-Norwegian
Grayson['greisn]
Asdrubal-Spanish
TÖMÖRbaatar-Mongolian
Vid-Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian
Anne (1)AHN (French), AN (English), AN-ne (Danish), AHN-ne (Finnish), AH-nə (German), AHN-nə (Dutch)French, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Dutch, Basque