step into someone's shoes



step into someone's shoes

Take someone's place, as in He's groomed Harriet to step into his shoes when he resigns. Also see fill someone's shoes; in someone's shoes.
See also: shoe, step

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hildr-Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Dan (1)DAN (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Hariwini-Ancient Germanic
Verethragna-Persian Mythology
Arundhati-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi
Horos-Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)