have the shoe on the other foot
- have the shoe on the other foot
have the shoe on the other foot
Fig. to experience the opposite situation (from a previous situation). (See the proverb The
shoe is on the other foot. •
I used to be a student, and now I'm the teacher. Now I have the shoe on the other foot.
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