English Explanatory Dictionary

the shoe is on the other foot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. The roles of people in a situation have been reversed, such that the advantage has shifted to a party which was previously disadvantaged.

Pronunciation

En-au-the shoe is on the other foot.ogg

Word forms

the shoe is on the other foot the boot is on the other foot

Synonyms

the tables are turned

Related words

walk a mile in someone's shoes which foot the shoe is on taste of one's own medicine
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