wait for the other shoe to drop

Verb

Meaning

(idiomatic) To defer action or decision until another matter is finished or resolved.

(idiomatic) To await a seemingly inevitable event, especially one that is not desirable.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Close letter words and terms

wait for it wait for the ball to drop wait for the cat to jump wait for your turn to speak wait for your turn to talk wait in line