Learn English – this action called while you are putting on your shoes

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How do you describe this step of putting on shoes? Suppose you want to teach a kid how to wear their shoes.

"…and then ____."

Can I say:

"and then pull up the heels"?

PS:

Some people (specially men) use a special tool for easing this action too (3rd picture).

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Best Answer

You generally use a shoehorn to slide the heel of your foot into a shoe

Shoehorn:

  • A tool used to assist putting the foot into a shoe by sliding the heel in.

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