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outgrown your shoes
Your feet have outgrown your shoes, Let's go buy a new pair of shoes tonight.
Does it sound better to utter, "You have outgrown your shoes?"
Or what else could native speakers say to express this idea?
Thanks.
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Re: outgrown your shoes
You could also say 'Your shoes don't fit you any more. You need a bigger size.'
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Re: outgrown your shoes
You could say 'you've grown out of your shoes'. I use 'outgrow' for becoming too mature or old for something rather than too big physically.
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Re: outgrown your shoes

Originally Posted by
Tdol
You could say 'you've grown out of your shoes'.
I use 'outgrow' for becoming too mature or old for something rather than too big physically.
Thanks ,Tdol, for the feedback.
You've grown out of your shoes; does it sound odd to say:
Your feet have grown out of your shoes.
Thanks.
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Re: outgrown your shoes

Originally Posted by
piousoul
Thanks ,Tdol, for the feedback.
You've grown out of your shoes; does it sound odd to say:
Your feet have grown out of your shoes.
Thanks.
Yes, very odd. It sounds as if the shoes are far too small, and the feet have burst through. 
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