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put the shoe on the other foot

put the shoe on the other foot verb: to reverse the roles or positions of two things.

Verb

put the shoe on the other foot (third-person singular simple present puts the shoe on the other foot, present participle putting the shoe on the other foot, simple past and past participle put the shoe on the other foot)

  1. (figuratively) To reverse the roles or positions of two things.

Forms of put the shoe on the other foot

third-person singular presentputs the shoe on the other foot
present participleputting the shoe on the other foot
past participleput the shoe on the other foot
pastput the shoe on the other foot
alternative formput the boot on the other foot

Questions about put the shoe on the other foot

What does put the shoe on the other foot mean?
Put the shoe on the other foot means to reverse the roles or positions of two things.
What part of speech is put the shoe on the other foot?
Put the shoe on the other foot is a verb.
What is the past tense of put the shoe on the other foot?
The past tense of put the shoe on the other foot is put the shoe on the other foot.

Words near put the shoe on the other foot in the dictionary

  1. put the saddle on the right horse
  2. put the same shoe on every foot
  3. put the screw
  4. put the screws
  5. put the shits up someone
  6. put the shoe on the other foot
  7. put the squeeze on
  8. put the stunners on
  9. put the tin lid on it
  10. put the toothpaste back in the tube
  11. put the wind up

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