- on the other foot
- See: SHOE ON THE OTHER FOOT.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
on the other foot
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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
(the) boot is on the other foot — British & Australian, American if you say that the boot is on the other foot, you mean that a situation is now the opposite of what it was before, often because a person who was in a weak position is now in a strong position. In the past, we had… … New idioms dictionary
the boot is on the other foot — British 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 … English dictionary
on the other foot — See: SHOE ON THE OTHER FOOT … Dictionary of American idioms
on\ the\ other\ foot — See: shoe on the other foot … Словарь американских идиом
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
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
