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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

put on one's dancing shoes en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To prepare for celebration or rejoicing; to put oneself in a positive frame of mind.
    • But we can at least begin to put on our dancing shoes as we get ready to celebrate the good news of Genesis 1. 1995, J. Richard Middleton, Brian J. Walsh, Truth Is Stranger Than It Used to Be: Biblical Faith in a Postmodern Age, page 120:
    • Well, you can put on your dancing shoes because sicknesses, diseases and abnormalities will never be found in heaven. 2011, Franklin T. Gibbs, The Shocking Truths about Heaven, Hell and Your Birthright Blessing, page 17:
    • This is what allows us to put on our dancing shoes when others are moping and whining. 2004, Sharon Kay Riddle, Warring at the Window, page 114:

Forms

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puts on one's dancing shoes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
put on one's dancing shoes Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
put on one's dancing shoes Tense=Past lexicographic
putting on one's dancing shoes Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic