I had to take off my shoe and empty the sand out.

Meaning: I removed my shoe and poured out all the sand that was inside.

Choice of Words: Take off means to remove something that is covering or attached to something else. Empty means to remove all the contents from something. "Empty the sand out" means to remove all the sand from the shoe.

Alternative Expressions

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