The teacher is taking a course in summer school and is finding out what it's like when the shoe is on the other foot.
•When the policeman was arrested, he learned what it was like to have the shoe on the other foot.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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 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
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
(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 (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 — 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
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
