His trousers had a sharp crease and you could see your reflection in his shoeshine. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He charged a dollar for a shoeshine. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He sold the presidency on a shoeshine and a smile. From Wordnik.com. [Policy of the Absurd: A Blood Tax] Reference
The old barber chair, with shoeshine seat, is there. From Wordnik.com. [Archie Edwards may be gone, but Archie's Blues Barbershop lives on] Reference
Was that job in the shoeshine, was that your first job?. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with John Harris, September 5, 2002. Interview R-0185. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
Then, another on of my shoeshine customers was a guynamed. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Wilbur Hobby, March 13, 1975. Interview E-0006. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
'A speech, a shoeshine and a smile 'takes you only so far. From Wordnik.com. [Exit Polls: Obama Cut Deep Into Hillary's Core Constituencies] Reference
Next door to the Starbucks in the lobby is a shoeshine shop. From Wordnik.com. [Inside a Bastion of Old-School Power Attire] Reference
And I had a couple other guys help me make my shoeshine box. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 25, 2003] Reference
SHORTZ: I'm just going to have to tell you: it's a shoeshine. From Wordnik.com. [Rhyming Compound Words] Reference
Linwood says he is the last shoeshine man left on Wall Street. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 26, 2009] Reference
There were straight razors on the sink and a shoeshine chair nearby. From Wordnik.com. [Bad Luck and Trouble]
Lynnwood (ph) says he is the last shoeshine man left on Wall Street. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 26, 2009] Reference
He hasn't beaten the Clintons on "a speech, a shoeshine, and a smile". From Wordnik.com. [Exit Polls: Obama Cut Deep Into Hillary's Core Constituencies] Reference
He started as a young shoeshine boy in the streets, from a poor family. From Wordnik.com. [Jazz from the Horn of Africa: 'Ethiopiques'] Reference
Good, go to this address, second floor, upstairs from the shoeshine stand. From Wordnik.com. [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]
Other links will be added shortly, once the glue on my shoeshine kit dries. From Wordnik.com. [New Kids on the Block: James Wolcott] Reference
And then when I made my shoeshine box, we went to the thing there, you know. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 25, 2003] Reference
"No one has the right to mess with anyone else's shoeshine box," he explained. From Wordnik.com. [Shoeshine Boys] Reference
Of course, when my father died, then my older brother ran the shoeshine stand. From Wordnik.com. [Ventura Franco Israel: Weaving Women's Words: Seattle Stories] Reference
Who has not used the services of a shoeshine boy or a young caretaker of cars?. From Wordnik.com. [Latin America: The Problem of Child Labor - Part II] Reference
Maybe pay for a haircut or a shoeshine for Stephen Hemsley with my hard earned money. From Wordnik.com. [We're Not There Yet, But Health-Care Legislation Takes Giant Step Forward] Reference
That's right -- Rush thought the mayor of a major American city was a "shoeshine guy.". From Wordnik.com. [Jonathan Kim: Why Won't FOX Denounce Rush Limbaugh?] Reference
Next you'll be telling us she also had a shoeshine stand at the corner of 4th and Main. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference
LEXIE: The reason I came, I started going to school, and I first made my shoeshine box. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 25, 2003] Reference
He was just a poor man of the people, a shoeshine boy, a baker, and night school student. From Wordnik.com. [RURAL TEACHER GRADUATES] Reference
He set up a bench with a small cushion, sort of like an old shoeshine stand, and straddled it. From Wordnik.com. [Trey Ellis: Everyone Deserves This Much Attention] Reference
He worked at a local steel mill, was a gas station attendant, a store clerk and a shoeshine boy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 23, 2003] Reference
According to The New York Times (on November 20), even New York's shoeshine business is suffering. From Wordnik.com. [Lurching Toward Gomorrah: More Signs of An Unstoppable Economic Meltdown] Reference
PHIL MCALLISTER, OWNER, MUSTANG BARBERS: A shave, a haircut, shoeshine; a full-service barber shop. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 8, 2009] Reference
There were many interesting things to investigate, like the automatic blackout curtains and shoeshine kit. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Melcher: Have You Been Upgraded to the Valley Wing (and Not Realized It)?] Reference
Nothing, the other big ones and stuff were still predominantly black the shoeshine, the shoe repair shop was black-owned. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with MaVynee Betsch, November 22, 2002. Interview R-0301. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
When I got back from my weekend in St. Louis, there was 'ol Terry sitting on my back steps with that absurd shoeshine kit. From Wordnik.com. [Prayers To Broken Stones]
This seemed to consist of lots of deep male voices self-importantly telling things to each other that the shoeshine guy knew. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Teitelman: Lehman Brothers' Nonlessons] Reference
Preoccupied with making a shoeshine kit in shop class, I have been remiss in spicing up the blogroll on the right of the screen. From Wordnik.com. [New Kids on the Block: James Wolcott] Reference
But I guess when your candidate is a guy that has nothing more than "one speech, a shoeshine and a smile", what else you gonna do. From Wordnik.com. [Top Hillary Supporter: Some Whites In Pennsylvania "Are Not Ready" To Support Black Candidate] Reference
According to Wall Street legend, you know it's time to sell when your shoeshine guy and your taxi driver start giving you stock tips. From Wordnik.com. [Alan M. Webber: Is BusinessWeek Worth $1?] Reference
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