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
Fadi-Arabic
ZacarÍAsthah-kah-REE-ahs (Spanish), sah-kah-REE-ahs (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
NiĈJoNEE-chyoEsperanto
Katrinakə-TREE-nə (English), kaht-REE-nah (Dutch)English, German, Swedish, Dutch
WolfgangVAWLF-gahng (German), WUWLF-gang (English)German, Ancient Germanic
Merryn-Cornish