the shoe is on the other foot

idiom

—used to say that a situation has changed to the opposite of what it was before

I used to boss my little sister around. Now the shoe is on the other foot and she bosses me around.

The shoe is on the other foot and he is the one asking for help this time.

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Now, however, the shoe is on the other foot, as elements of the Left’s hard core constituencies exult in their law-breaking, vandalize and destroy property and bully those who disagree with them. —

Jeff Robbins, Boston Herald, 10 June 2024 Fast forward nearly six years later, and now, the shoe is on the other foot. —

Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024 Now, the shoe is on the other foot with Democrats holding power during lame duck. —

Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 4 Dec. 2024 More than 10 years after that high-profile retreat, the shoe is on the other foot, even if the circumstances aren’t exactly the same. —

Laura He, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024

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