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Roughly speaking, 草鞋｛わらじ｝ is a shoe made of straws.

I'll show you the nuance:
You say "to stand in someone's shoes" which is an idiom meaning "to see from another's point of view; to feel what another feels". If you stand in your own shoes, and at the same if you stand in someone's shoes, what happens? You can see from the point of both your view and someone's, right?

So, in Japan, if you wear two kinds of 草鞋 at the same time, you can be engaged in two trades.

I'll tell you why.

Literally 草履｛ぞうり｝を履｛は｝く means to put on zohri shoes, and 草履｛ぞうり｝を脱｛ぬ｝ぐ means to take off zohri shoes. From these literal meanings, 草履｛ぞうり｝を履｛は｝く means to start a trip, and 草履｛ぞうり｝を脱｛ぬ｝ぐ means to finish a trip.

And, 草履｛ぞうり｝を脱｛ぬ｝ぐ means metaphorically to retire from one's occupation.
From the metaphorical meaning of 草履｛ぞうり｝を脱｛ぬ｝ぐ, the metaphorical meaning of 草履｛ぞうり｝を履｛は｝く could be implied as to find one's occupation and start to engage oneself in it, though we don't use this metaphorical meaning usually.

From these metaphorical meanings, it is somewhat natural that to wear a pair of zohri shoes 一足｛いっそく｝の草鞋｛わらじ｝を履｛は｝く has a nuance of being engaged in a certain occupation or trade.
So, 二足｛にそく｝の草鞋｛わらじ｝を履｛は｝く has a meaning of being engaged in two different occupations or trades.

Roughly speaking, 草鞋｛わらじ｝ is a shoe made of straws.

I'll show you the nuance:
You say "to stand in someone's shoes" which is an idiom meaning "to see from another's point of view; to feel what another feels". If you stand in your own shoes, and at the same if you stand in someone's shoes, what happens? You can see from the point of both your view and someone's, right?

So, in Japan, if you wear two kinds of 草鞋 at the same time, you can be engaged in two trades.

I'll tell you why.

Literally 草履｛ぞうり｝を履｛は｝く means to put on zohri shoes, and 草履｛ぞうり｝を脱｛ぬ｝ぐ means to remove zohri shoes. From these literal meanings, 草履｛ぞうり｝を履｛は｝く means to start a trip, and 草履｛ぞうり｝を脱｛ぬ｝ぐ means to finish a trip.

And, 草履｛ぞうり｝を脱｛ぬ｝ぐ means metaphorically to retire from one's occupation.
From the metaphorical meaning of 草履｛ぞうり｝を脱｛ぬ｝ぐ, the metaphorical meaning of 草履｛ぞうり｝を履｛は｝く could be implied as to find one's occupation and start to engage oneself in it, though we don't use this metaphorical meaning usually.

From these metaphorical meanings, it is somewhat natural that to wear a pair of zohri shoes 一足｛いっそく｝の草鞋｛わらじ｝を履｛は｝く has a nuance of being engaged in a certain occupation or trade.
So, 二足｛にそく｝の草鞋｛わらじ｝を履｛は｝く has a meaning of being engaged in two different occupations or trades.

Roughly speaking, 草鞋｛わらじ｝ is a shoe made of straws.

I'll show you the nuance:
You say "to stand in someone's shoes" which is an idiom meaning "to see from another's point of view; to feel what another feels". If you stand in your own shoes, and at the same if you stand in someone's shoes, what happens? You can see from the point of both your view and someone's, right?

So, in Japan, if you wear two kinds of 草鞋 at the same time, you can be engaged in two trades.

Literally 草履｛ぞうり｝を履｛は｝く means to put on zohri shoes, and 草履｛ぞうり｝を脱｛ぬ｝ぐ means to take off zohri shoes. From these literal meanings, 草履｛ぞうり｝を履｛は｝く means to start a trip, and 草履｛ぞうり｝を脱｛ぬ｝ぐ means to finish a trip.

And, 草履｛ぞうり｝を脱｛ぬ｝ぐ means metaphorically to retire from one's occupation.
From the metaphorical meaning of 草履｛ぞうり｝を脱｛ぬ｝ぐ, the metaphorical meaning of 草履｛ぞうり｝を履｛は｝く could be implied as to find one's occupation and start to engage oneself in it, though we don't use this metaphorical meaning usually.

I'm not sure, but from these metaphorical meanings, it is somewhat natural that to wear zohri shoes has a nuance of trade.

Roughly speaking, 草鞋｛わらじ｝ is a shoe made of straws.

I'll show you the nuance:
You say "to stand in someone's shoes" which is an idiom meaning "to see from another's point of view; to feel what another feels". If you stand in your own shoes, and at the same if you stand in someone's shoes, what happens? You can see from the point of both your view and someone's, right?

So, in Japan, if you wear two kinds of 草鞋 at the same time, you can be engaged in two trades.

I'll tell you why.

Literally 草履｛ぞうり｝を履｛は｝く means to put on zohri shoes, and 草履｛ぞうり｝を脱｛ぬ｝ぐ means to take off zohri shoes. From these literal meanings, 草履｛ぞうり｝を履｛は｝く means to start a trip, and 草履｛ぞうり｝を脱｛ぬ｝ぐ means to finish a trip.

And, 草履｛ぞうり｝を脱｛ぬ｝ぐ means metaphorically to retire from one's occupation.
From the metaphorical meaning of 草履｛ぞうり｝を脱｛ぬ｝ぐ, the metaphorical meaning of 草履｛ぞうり｝を履｛は｝く could be implied as to find one's occupation and start to engage oneself in it, though we don't use this metaphorical meaning usually.

From these metaphorical meanings, it is somewhat natural that to wear a pair of zohri shoes 一足｛いっそく｝の草鞋｛わらじ｝を履｛は｝く has a nuance of being engaged in a certain occupation or trade.
So, 二足｛にそく｝の草鞋｛わらじ｝を履｛は｝く has a meaning of being engaged in two different occupations or trades.

Roughly speaking, 草鞋｛わらじ｝ is a shoe made of straws.

I'll show you the nuance:
You say "to stand in someone's shoes" which is an idiom meaning "to see from another's point of view; to feel what another feels". If you stand in your own shoes, and at the same if you stand in someone's shoes, what happens? You can see from the point of both your view and someone's, right?

So, in Japan, if you wear two kinds of 草鞋 at the same time, you can be engaged in two trades.

Roughly speaking, 草鞋｛わらじ｝ is a shoe made of straws.

I'll show you the nuance:
You say "to stand in someone's shoes" which is an idiom meaning "to see from another's point of view; to feel what another feels". If you stand in your own shoes, and at the same if you stand in someone's shoes, what happens? You can see from the point of both your view and someone's, right?

So, in Japan, if you wear two kinds of 草鞋 at the same time, you can be engaged in two trades.

Literally 草履｛ぞうり｝を履｛は｝く means to put on zohri shoes, and 草履｛ぞうり｝を脱｛ぬ｝ぐ means to take off zohri shoes. From these literal meanings, 草履｛ぞうり｝を履｛は｝く means to start a trip, and 草履｛ぞうり｝を脱｛ぬ｝ぐ means to finish a trip.

And, 草履｛ぞうり｝を脱｛ぬ｝ぐ means metaphorically to retire from one's occupation.
From the metaphorical meaning of 草履｛ぞうり｝を脱｛ぬ｝ぐ, the metaphorical meaning of 草履｛ぞうり｝を履｛は｝く could be implied as to find one's occupation and start to engage oneself in it, though we don't use this metaphorical meaning usually.

I'm not sure, but from these metaphorical meanings, it is somewhat natural that to wear zohri shoes has a nuance of trade.