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on the other foot

Idioms  
  1. see shoe is on the other foot.


Example Sentences

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“Power is fleeting, and at some point the shoe will always be on the other foot,” Texas Sen. John Cornyn said in January 2022.

From Salon

Banks could be caught on the other foot if market conditions change and Argentina can’t sell new bonds or find other funds to repay them.

From The Wall Street Journal

Five years later, the shoe was on the other foot.

From Salon

Spool on a year, and the boot is thoroughly on the other foot.

From BBC

Now the shoe will be on the other foot.

From Los Angeles Times