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THATS WHERE SHOE PINCHES [1 record]

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Record 1 1993-12-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Proverbs and Maxims
OBS

where the shoe pinches: the source of trouble, grief, difficulty, etc.

Key term(s)
  • That's where the shoe rubs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Proverbes et dictons
OBS

La locution [...] provient évidemment de l'observation rurale selon laquelle les bêtes de somme mal bâtées ou trop chargées portent des plaies (à des endroits variables selon la position du bât et l'anatomie de l'animal).

Spanish

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