VividLex

Home / Dictionary / shoein'

shoein'

1 sense · Free VividLex dictionary · Thesaurus

1. Also spelt 'shoo in'. The converse of 'shoo away'. Originally referred to a racehorse which only required minimum urging to finish first. Now relates to anything or anybody that is a foregone conclusion to win. > He is a shoe in for the new job. Source: ecdict

Thesaurus links

Related headwords in VividLex — dictionary ↔ thesaurus bridge for exploration and SEO depth.

From the definitions

shoo anybody anything away conclusion converse finish first foregone job minimum new now originally racehorse referred relates required shoe spelt urging win

Word family

shoeing shoeing-horn

Open full thesaurus page for shoein' · Language as a Lens

Explore more

Thesaurus hub Word of the day Dictionary guide Learn POS

Search dictionary Related words Home