wait for dead men's shoes



wait for dead men's shoes

To await one's inheritance (and thus anticipate another's death). Not that I'm waiting for dead men's shoes, but I'm going to get a lot of money when my grandfather dies.
See also: dead, shoe, wait

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Japik-Frisian (Rare)
Skanda-Hinduism
Eileenie-LEEN, IE-leenIrish, English
MajkenMIE-ken (Swedish)Danish, Swedish
Madhavi-Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Marathi, Hindi
Cottrell['kɔtrəl]