shoe
/ʃuː/noun
उच्चारण शू
जूता
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as idiom
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one of a pair of outer coverings for your feet, usually made of leather or plastic
जूता
- a pair of shoes
- Her left shoe came off in the crowded bus.
- Take off your shoes before you enter the house.
+ 4 more examples
- These shoes are too tight for me.
- She tied her shoe laces and ran out to play.
- He bought a new pair of football shoes for the tournament.
- The cobbler repaired the sole of my shoe.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a pair of shoes
Shoes are normally a pair; use 'a pair of' for the set and 'shoe' for one.
जूते सामान्यतः जोड़े में होते हैं; पूरे जोड़े के लिए 'a pair of' और एक के लिए 'shoe' आता है।
- Radhika bought a pair of black shoes.
- One shoe is missing.
put on / take off / wear shoes
'Put on' is the act of dressing; 'wear' is the state; 'take off' is to remove.
'Put on' पहनने की क्रिया है; 'wear' अवस्था है; 'take off' उतारना।
- Put on your shoes; we are late.
- Please take off your shoes here.
in sb's shoes
An idiom for being in someone's situation.
यह idiom किसी की स्थिति में होने का अर्थ देता है।
- Put yourself in her shoes before you judge.
- I wouldn't like to be in his shoes.
shoe + noun
Shoe is used as a modifier: shoe shop, shoe size, shoe polish.
Shoe modifier के रूप में आता है: shoe shop, shoe size, shoe polish।
- What is your shoe size?
- He opened a shoe shop in Agra.
+Collocations 4
adjective + shoes
tightcomfortableleathersportsworn-outformal
- Comfortable shoes are needed for the trek.
verb + shoes
buypolishwearlace uptry onremove
- He polished his shoes every morning.
shoe + noun
lacepolishrackshopsizehorn
- Tie your shoe lace before you run.
shoe idiom
on a shoestringfill his shoesstep into her shoeswait for the other shoe to drop
- She started the business on a shoestring.
“More examples 5
- The cobbler repaired my old shoes in ten minutes.
मोची ने दस मिनट में मेरे पुराने जूते ठीक कर दिए।
- Remove your shoes before entering the temple.
मंदिर में प्रवेश करने से पहले जूते उतारिए।
- These shoes are a size too small for me.
ये जूते मेरे लिए एक नाप छोटे हैं।
- Radhika's brother has outgrown his school shoes.
राधिका का भाई अपने स्कूल के जूतों से बड़ा हो गया है।
- The new coach has big shoes to fill.
नए प्रशिक्षक के सामने बड़ी ज़िम्मेदारी निभाने की चुनौती है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I bought a shoe yesterday.
✓ I bought a pair of shoes yesterday.
A shoe means only one; shoes come in pairs.
'A shoe' का अर्थ केवल एक है; जूते जोड़े में आते हैं।
✗ He wore his shoes on and left.
✓ He put on his shoes and left.
'Wear' does not take 'on'; use 'put on'.
'Wear' के साथ 'on' नहीं लगता; 'put on' का प्रयोग करें।
✗ I want to buy a new pair of shoe.
✓ I want to buy a new pair of shoes.
After 'a pair of', the noun must be plural.
'A pair of' के बाद noun बहुवचन में होना चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All are things worn on feet, differing in type.
सभी पाँव में पहनी जाती हैं, पर प्रकार में भिन्न हैं।
A covering for the foot, closed at the toe and heel.
पाँव का आवरण, अंगूठे और एड़ी पर बंद।
- Leather shoes.
¶Idioms 7
be in sb's shoes / put yourself in sb's shoes
to be in, or imagine that you are in, another person's situation, especially when it is an unpleasant or difficult one
किसी की जगह होना या ख़ुद को उसकी जगह रखकर सोचना
- I wouldn't like to be in his shoes when the boss finds out.
- Put yourself in her shoes and you'll understand.
on a shoestring
(informal) using very little money
बहुत कम पैसों में
- They started the business on a shoestring.
- The film was made on a shoestring.
step into sb's shoes
to continue a job or the work that sb else has started
किसी की जगह लेकर उसका काम सँभालना
- Who will step into the retiring principal's shoes?
- She stepped into her father's shoes at the shop.
fill sb's shoes
to do sb's job in a satisfactory way when they are not there
किसी की कमी पूरी करना, उसकी जगह ठीक से काम करना
- It will be hard to fill his shoes.
- Nobody can fill her shoes in this office.
dead men's shoes
a situation in which you can only get a job or position when the person who has it leaves or dies
किसी के जाने या मरने पर ही मिलने वाला पद, दूसरे की जगह खाली होने का इंतज़ार
- Promotion in that office is a matter of dead men's shoes.
- He did not want to wait for dead men's shoes, so he started his own business.
shake/quake in your shoes / shake in one's shoes
to be very frightened or nervous
डर से काँपना, थर-थर काँपना
- The thought of facing the interview board had him shaking in his shoes.
- Radhika was quaking in her shoes before her first stage performance, but she sang beautifully.
where the shoe pinches
the real cause of the difficulty or trouble in a situation, often one that only the person affected fully understands
असली तकलीफ़ कहाँ है, समस्या की असली जड़
- Only those who pay the rent every month know where the shoe pinches.
- The new tax looks small, but small traders know where the shoe pinches.
?Which word?
Homophone: shoe and shoo (a word used to drive away animals) are both /ʃuː/.
Homophone: shoe और shoo (जानवरों को भगाने का शब्द) दोनों /ʃuː/ हैं।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
In sb's shoes (in another person's situation: 'If I were in your shoes, I'd apologize'), fill sb's shoes (do somebody's job as well as they did), the shoe is on the other foot (the situation is now reversed), on a shoestring (with very little money: 'a film made on a shoestring'), step into sb's shoes (take over somebody's job).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: in sb's shoes (किसी दूसरे की स्थिति में: 'If I were in your shoes, I'd apologize'), fill sb's shoes (किसी का काम उतनी ही अच्छी तरह करना), the shoe is on the other foot (स्थिति अब उलट गई है), on a shoestring (बहुत कम पैसे में: 'a film made on a shoestring'), step into sb's shoes (किसी का काम सँभालना)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who makes or repairs shoes is a cobbler or shoemaker.
जूते बनाने या सुधारने वाला cobbler या shoemaker (मोची)।