Definition of the shoe is on the other foot
- I used to boss my little sister around. Now the shoe is on the other foot and she bosses me around.
- The shoe is on the other foot and he is the one asking for help this time.
: an outer covering for the human foot typically having a thick or stiff sole with an attached heel and an upper part of lighter material (such as leather)
: a metal plate or rim for the hoof of an animal
: something resembling a shoe in function or placement
: to furnish with a shoe
: to cover for protection, strength, or ornament
: being the one (as of two or more) remaining or not included
: being the one or ones distinct from that or those first mentioned or implied
: second
: one that remains of two or more
: a thing opposite to or excluded by something else
: a different or additional one
: one of two that remains
: each preceding one
: a different or additional one
: otherwise
: to treat or consider (a person or a group of people) as alien to oneself or one's group (as because of different racial, sexual, or cultural characteristics)
: the terminal part of the vertebrate (see 1vertebrate) leg upon which an individual stands
: an invertebrate organ of locomotion or attachment
: any of various units of length based on the length of the human foot
: dance
: to go on foot
: to make speed : move
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