step into (someone's) shoes
idiom
: to take on a particular role or task that someone else has been doing
She's retiring, and it won't be easy to find someone who can step into her shoes.
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Gareth Edwards is in talks to direct Universal’s latest installment of the Jurassic World franchise and to step into shoes that were worn, if ever so briefly, by Bullet Train filmmaker David Leitch.
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Step into (someone's) shoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/step%20into%20%28someone%27s%29%20shoes. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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