shoe on the other foot

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. 2013.

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  • 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 shoe is on the other foot — the shoe (or Brit. boot) is on the other foot the situation, in particular the holding of advantage, has reversed * * * 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 …   Useful english 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

  • (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 boot (or N. Amer. shoe) is on the other foot — the situation has reversed. → boot …   English new terms 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.   (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

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