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shoehorn noun

  /ˈʃuːˌhɔɹn/ , /ˈʃuːˌhɔːn/
  • A smooth tool that assists in putting the foot into a shoe, by sliding the heel in after the toe is in place.
 Schuhanzieher, Schuhlöffel

shoehorn verb

  /ˈʃuːˌhɔɹn/ , /ˈʃuːˌhɔːn/
  • (transitive, figuratively) To force (something) into (a tight space); to squeeze (something) into (a schedule, etc); to exert great effort to insert or include (something); to include (something) despite potent reasons not to.
 ein Schuhlöffel benutzen, hineinquetschen, hineinzwängen, reinquetschen, reinzwängen
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