Talk:die in one's shoes

Sez Hotten: "to die in one's shoes, to be hanged. In the old hanging days a highwayman would often kick off his shoes when the rope was round his neck, so as—oh, vain and impotent attempt!—to defeat the prophecy that had foreshadowed his present position." Equinox ◑ 04:18, 30 September 2020 (UTC)