Monday Muddle: shoo, shoe

shoo: (exclamation) the word said to encourage someone or something to leave your presence; (verb) to encourage someone or something to leave your presence
Used in the term shoo-in.

shoe: (noun) covering for the foot having a thick or sturdy sole; metal plate attached to a horse’s hoof; (verb) to attach a metal plate to a horse’s hoof
NOT used in the term shoo-in.

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