put on one's dancing shoes
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Meaning · English
To get ready to have a good time, often in a social setting.
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
chuẩn bị để tận hưởng thời gian, thường trong môi trường xã hội
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Literally: to put on shoes for dancing
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Let's put on our dancing shoes and go to the party.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “put on one's dancing shoes” mean?
To get ready to have a good time, often in a social setting. Literally: to put on shoes for dancing
Is “put on one's dancing shoes” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.