have the shoe on the other foot



have the shoe on the other foot

Fig. to experience the opposite situation (from a previous situation). (See the proverb The shoe is on the other foot. I used to be a student, and now I'm the teacher. Now I have the shoe on the other foot.
See also: foot, have, on, other, shoe

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Keto-Georgian
VilleVEEL-le (Finnish)Finnish, Swedish
JessicaJES-i-kə (English)English, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Toma (1)-Russian
Midhat-Arabic
Sabellius-Late Roman