the boot is on the other foot
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the boot is on the other foot — idiom
1. Used to say that a situation has changed so that someone now has power over the
1.idiom
Definition
Used to say that a situation has changed so that someone now has power over the person who used to have power over them.
Example
Now that I'm the manager, the boot is on the other foot.
When the student became the teacher, the boot was on the other foot.