wait for the other shoe to drop

wait for the other shoe to drop
a) To defer action or decision until another matter is finished or resolved.

After the tournament, Player admitted that all through the final round he had been nervously waiting for more trouble. "It was like waiting for the other shoe to drop."

b) To await a seemingly inevitable event, especially one which is not desirable.

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