The problem was that the president did not just look at the floor - he walked on it, and got paint all over his shoes.
He and his workers wear white paper slippers over their shoes to protect the floors.
Visitors were asked to put large felt slippers over their shoes, which made it impossible to walk quickly.
"All of a sudden, water started washing over my shoes!"
"They have a history of throwing up all over their shoes on this."
The sand was thick over his black shoes and the heat hit him.
I got out and the mud oozed over my shoes.
The snow was not so deep on this side of it, barely coming up over my shoes.
Snakes on the floor under the table, crawling over the dead man's shoes.
He stumbled over his shoes in the narrow space, then stepped back and picked them up.