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
Laci (2)LAY-seeEnglish
&Aelig;&Eth;Elm&Aelig;R-Anglo-Saxon
Ljerka-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Nana (1)-Greek
GÖRanYUUR-ahnSwedish
Addie['ædi]