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
Arn&Thorn;ÓR-Icelandic
Susilo-Indonesian, Javanese
Parnel-English (Archaic)
Sankar-Indian, Malayalam, Bengali
LuigiLWEE-jeeItalian
Stanimir-Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Medieval Slavic