the shoe is on the other foot
- the shoe is on the other foot
the situation, in particular the holding of advantage, has reversed
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the shoe is on the other foot (or Brit the boot is on the other foot)
— used to say that a situation has changed to the opposite of what it was before
I used to boss my little sister around. Now the shoe is on the other foot. [=now she bosses me around]
The shoe is on the other foot and he is the one asking for help this time.
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Useful english dictionary.
2012.
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(the) shoe is on the other foot — the shoe is on the other ˈfoot idiom (NAmE) (BrE the boot is on the other ˈfoot) used to say that a situation has changed so that sb now has power or authority over the person who used to have power or authority over them Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
(the) boot is on the other foot — the boot is on the other foot british phrase used for saying that a situation has changed completely, so that the person who had the least power now has the most I was always the poor one, but now the boot is on the other foot. Thesaurus: words… … Useful english dictionary
(the) shoe is on the other foot — the situation is now the opposite of what it was before. Now that I don t smoke, the shoe is on the other foot and I don t want people smoking around me … New idioms dictionary
shoe is on the other foot — If the shoe is on the other foot, someone is experiencing what they used to make others experience, normally negative things … The small dictionary of idiomes
shoe on the other foot — The opposite is true; places are changed. * /He was my captain in the army but now the shoe is on the other foot./ … Dictionary of American idioms
shoe on the other foot — The opposite is true; places are changed. * /He was my captain in the army but now the shoe is on the other foot./ … Dictionary of American idioms
shoe\ on\ the\ other\ foot — the opposite is true; places are changed. He was my captain in the army but now the shoe is on the other foot … Словарь американских идиом
the boot (or N. Amer. shoe) is on the other foot — the situation has reversed. → boot … English new terms dictionary
shoe is on the other foot — If the shoe is on the other foot, someone is experiencing what they used to make others experience, normally negative things. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** When the circumstances have reversed and one person is now doing what the… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
shoe is on the other foot — opposite is true, places are changed The shoe is on the other foot now that he has also bought a house and has to pay a lot of money every month for his mortgage … Idioms and examples
