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putting on one's dancing shoes

putting on one's dancing shoes is the present participle and gerund of put on one's dancing shoes.

Meaning of put on one's dancing shoes

Verb

put on one's dancing shoes (third-person singular simple present puts on one's dancing shoes, present participle putting on one's dancing shoes, simple past and past participle put on one's dancing shoes)

  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

Questions about putting on one's dancing shoes

What is putting on one's dancing shoes the present participle and gerund of?
Putting on one's dancing shoes is the present participle and gerund of put on one's dancing shoes.

Words near putting on one's dancing shoes in the dictionary

  1. putting on a brave face
  2. putting on a clinic
  3. putting on a pedestal
  4. putting on airs
  5. putting on frills
  6. putting on one's dancing shoes
  7. putting on one's own oxygen mask first
  8. putting on one's oxygen mask first
  9. putting on the block
  10. putting on the dog
  11. putting on the kibosh

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