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what foot the shoe is on

what foot the shoe is on is the alternative form of which foot the shoe is on.

Meaning of which foot the shoe is on

Phrase

which foot the shoe is on

  1. (idiomatic) Which point of view is considered or whose interests are used as a basis.
    • A whole lot depends on whose foot the shoe is on. I have noticed some of these fellows who speak about sentiment do not object so much to it when it works their way.1915, Hannah Kent Schoff, The Wayward Child: A Study of the Causes of Crime, Bobbs-Merrill Co., p. 22 (at archive.org)

Questions about what foot the shoe is on

What is what foot the shoe is on the alternative form of?
What foot the shoe is on is the alternative form of which foot the shoe is on.

Words near what foot the shoe is on in the dictionary

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  6. what foot the shoe is on
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