on the other foot

1. see shoe is on the other foot.

Example Sentences

If the shoe were on the other foot, who would claim that a jury was truly representative of the community if all men were intentionally and systematically excluded from the panel?

From Slate

And if the shoe was on the other foot and this was a Democratic administration doing these types of things, and I had to go to the 9.5 million people of New Jersey and say, “I’m sorry, the president is unlawfully taking away your health care and telling your kids with special needs that they’re not going to get the services they’re entitled to, but I’m of the same party as the president, so I’m not gonna do anything,” I literally couldn’t sleep at night.

From Slate

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