A grocery store clerk told me she'd realized there was a dividing line in age between those who use certain expressions and those who don't.
She'd asked someone younger than her, "So, have you received your marching orders yet?"
"Marching orders?" the person replied.
Realizing that the person wasn't familiar with that expression, she asked, "So, you're still waiting for the other shoe to drop?"
"Other shoe to drop?" the person responded.
I've used both of those expressions, as well, so it probably wouldn't have occurred to me that some people younger than me might not have heard them. It's amusing, though, to think that at least one person out there might think (s)he'll be expected to start marching around after a shoe has fallen.
