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on the other foot

Idioms  
  1. see shoe is on the other foot.


Example Sentences

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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

Intergenerational living might be more popular if the shoe were on the other foot—if bigger houses were more evenly distributed.

From Slate