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.

Examples of step into (someone's) shoes in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024

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Dictionary Entries Near step into (someone's) shoes

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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 12 Oct. 2024.

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