英语词汇i throw a shoe at you的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	i throw a shoe at you
词源	I throw a shoe at you! An Iraqi expression that is a sign of extreme disrespect, like throwing dirt at or spitting at someone might be in another culture. It is similar to the phrase I spit upon you! When Iraqi demonstrators pulled down a statue of Saddam Hussein from its plinth on April 9, 2003, with the help of an American tank, several demonstrators threw their shoes at it.
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