THE BOOT IS ON THE OTHER FOOT

Meaning of THE BOOT IS ON THE OTHER FOOT in English

( BrE ) ( NAmE the shoe is on the other ˈfoot )

used to say that a situation has changed so that sb now has power or authority over the person who used to have power or authority over them

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

THE BOOT IS ON THE OTHER FOOT — = the boot is on the other leg
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
THE BOOT IS ON THE OTHER FOOT — - the boot is on the other leg
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OTHER — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ōther; akin to Old High German andar ~, Sanskrit antara Date: before …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FOOT — I End part of the leg , consisting of the heel, arch, and toes, on which a person stands. Its …
Английский словарь Британика
OTHER — I. ˈəthə(r) adjective Etymology: Middle English, adjective, noun, pron., & adverb, from Old English ōther, adjective, noun, & pron.; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOOT — I. ˈfu̇t, usu -u̇d.+V noun ( plural feet ˈfēt usu -ēd.+V ; also foot ; see numbered senses ) Usage: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOOT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OTHER — /udh"euhr/ , adj. 1. additional or further: he and one other person. 2. different or distinct from the one mentioned …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOOT — /foot/ , n. , pl. feet for 1-4, 8-11, 16, 19, 21; foots for 20; v. n. 1. (in vertebrates) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOOT — boot 1 /booht/ , n. 1. a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OTHER — I. ˈə-thər adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ōther; akin to Old High German andar other, Sanskrit antara Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOOT — I. ˈfu̇t noun ( plural feet ˈfēt ; also foot ) Etymology: Middle English fot, from Old English fōt; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOOT — I. ˈbüt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bōt remedy — more at better Date: before 12th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OTHER — adv otherwise. 2. other ·pron & ·adj left, as opposed to right. 3. other ·pron & ·adj not this, but …
Webster English vocab
FOOT — noun the lower edge of a sail. 2. foot ·vt the size or strike with the talon. 3. foot ·vt …
Webster English vocab
BOOT — noun booty; spoil. 2. boot ·noun profit; gain; advantage; use. 3. boot ·vt to put boots on, ·esp. for riding. …
Webster English vocab
OTHER
Concise Oxford English vocab
OTHER — [oth.er] adj [ME, fr. OE other; akin to OHG andar other, Skt antara] (bef. 12c) 1 a: being the one …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOOT — [foot] n, pl feet also foot [ME fot, fr. OE fot; akin to OHG fuot foot, L ped-, pes, Gk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOOT — [boot] n [ME, fr. OE bot remedy; akin to OE betera better] (bef. 12c) 1 archaic: deliverance 2. chiefly dial: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOOT — plural feet in anatomy, terminal part of the leg of a land vertebrate, on which the creature stands. In most …
Britannica English vocabulary
OTHER — / ˈʌðə(r); NAmE / adjective , pronoun 1. used to refer to people or things that are additional or different …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOOT — / fʊt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ( pl. feet / fiːt; NAmE /) PART OF BODY 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOOT — / buːt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a strong shoe that covers the foot and ankle and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OTHER — oth ‧ er S1 W1 /ˈʌðə $ ˈʌðər/ BrE AmE determiner , adjective , pronoun [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOOT — I. foot 1 S1 W1 /fʊt/ BrE AmE noun ( plural feet /fiːt/) [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOOT — I. boot 1 S2 W3 /buːt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1-3, 5-7: Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OTHER — adj., n. or pron., & adv. --adj. 1 not the same as one or some already mentioned or implied; separate …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOOT — n. & v. --n. (pl. feet) 1 a the lower extremity of the leg below the ankle. b the part …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OTHER — adj., n. or pron., & adv. adj. 1 not the same as one or some already mentioned or implied; separate …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOOT — n. & v. n. (pl. feet) 1 a the lower extremity of the leg below the ankle. b the part …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OTHER — adj., n. or pron., & adv. --adj. 1. not the same as one or some already mentioned or implied; separate …
Oxford English vocab
FOOT — n. & v. --n. (pl. feet) 1. a the lower extremity of the leg below the ankle. b the part …
Oxford English vocab
BOOT — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. an outer covering for the foot, esp. of leather, reaching above the ankle, often …
Oxford English vocab
OTHER — ( others) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: When 'other' follows the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOOT — ( feet) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Your feet are the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOOT — ( boots, booting, booted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Boots are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OTHER — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: When '~' follows the determiner …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OTHER
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby is born. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOOT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOOT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a computer starts up/boots up ▪ My computer takes ages to start up in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OTHER — [determiner]Where's the other key for this cupboard?I've found one earring - do you know where the other one is?What did …
Cambridge English vocab
OTHER — See: EACH OTHER, EVERY OTHER, GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE or GRASS IS ALWAYS …
Slang English vocab
FOOT — See: AT ONE'S FEET, COLD FEET, DEAD ON ONE'S FEET, DRAG ONE'S FEET, FROM HEAD TO FOOT, GET OFF ON …
Slang English vocab
BOOT — I. noun 1 strong shoe ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ light , lightweight ▪ high , knee-length , thigh-high , thigh-length …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OTHER — n. 25B6; adjective these homes use other fuels : ALTERNATIVE, different, dissimilar, disparate, distinct, separate, contrasting. are there any other …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BOOT — n. 25B6; noun muddy boots : GUMBOOT, wellington, wader, walking boot, riding boot, moon boot, thigh boot, ankle boot, pixie …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BOOT — < operating system > (from " bootstrap " or "to pull oneself up by one's bootstraps") To load and initialise …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
OTHER — See: EACH OTHER, EVERY OTHER, GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE or GRASS IS ALWAYS …
Словарь английских идиом
FOOT — See: AT ONE'S FEET, COLD FEET, DEAD ON ONE'S FEET, DRAG ONE'S FEET, FROM HEAD TO FOOT, GET OFF ON …
Словарь английских идиом
BOOT — [techspeak; from `by one's bootstraps'] To load and initialize the operating system on a machine. This usage is no longer …
Jargon File English vocabulary
OTHER
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
BOOT — verb (Science and Technology) transitive: To start up (a computer) by loading its operating system into the working memory; to …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
OTHER — 1. прил. 1) а) другой, иной other times, other manners (тж. other days, other ways) ≈ иные времена - иные …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOOT
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOOT
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OTHER — 1. ʹʌðə a 1. ещё (один), дополнительный, другой how many other brothers have you? - сколько у вас ещё братьев? …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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