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on the other foot

See: SHOE ON THE OTHER FOOT.

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[foot] See: [AT ONE'S FEET], [COLD FEET], [DEAD ON ONE'S FEET], [DRAG ONE'S FEET], [FROM HEAD TO FOOT], [GET OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT], [GET ONE'S FEET WET], [HAND AND […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

shoe on the other foot

[shoe on the other foot] The opposite is true; places are changed. * /He was my captain in the army but now the shoe is on the other foot./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

on foot

[on foot] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. By walking. * /Sally's bicycle broke and she had to return home on foot./ 2. Being planned. * /The reporter said that a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[put one's foot in it] or [put one's foot in one's mouth] {v. phr.}, {informal} To speak carelessly and rudely; hurt another's feelings without intending to; make a rude mistake. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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