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
Anica-Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
StevenSTEEV-ən (English), STAY-vən (Dutch)English, Dutch
Julyju-LIEEnglish (Rare)
GerhardtGER-hahrtGerman
Goretti-Various
Loredana-Italian, Romanian