have the shoe on the other foot

have the shoe on the other foot

To experience a role reversal with another person, especially when the swapped roles are the opposite of each other. I can see that you don't like being told what to do, but now you have the shoe on the other foot!See also: foot, have, on, other, shoe

have the shoe on the other foot

Fig. to experience the opposite situation (from a previous situation). (See the proverb The shoe is on the other foot. I used to be a student, and now I'm the teacher. Now I have the shoe on the other foot.See also: foot, have, on, other, shoe