English

Alternative forms

• the boot is on the other foot

Phrase

the shoe is on the other foot

1. (idiomatic) The roles of people in a situation have been reversed, such that the advantage has shifted to a party which was previously disadvantaged.
   • 1919, Ring Lardner, The Real Dope, ch. 1:

     Some of the birds on this ship took me for a sucker and tried to make a rummy out of me but I was wise to their game and I guess the shoe is on the other foot this time.

Synonyms

• the tables are turned

Translations

See also

• which foot the shoe is on