The boot's on the other foot

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🗓️ 10 March 2014

⏱️ 3 minutes

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How are boots connected to a changing situation?

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0:00.0	This is a feature from BBC learning English.
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0:09.0	forward slash podcasts
0:11.0	The English We Speak.
0:15.0	From BBC Learning English.
0:20.0	Hello and welcome to the English We Speak with me Faye and me Rob.
0:25.0	Hello.
0:26.0	Hey Rob. Hey Rob, thanks for going shopping with me yesterday.
0:29.1	It was fun, wasn't it?
0:31.0	Was it? I don't really call shopping fun, but if it made you happy, then that's okay.
0:38.4	Now it's your turn to make me happy.
0:41.0	Come on, get your walking boots on. Um, why? What are we going to do? Well, go for a hike up that hill over there. You know how I love hiking.
0:50.8	Oh, if I have to, I really don't like hiking.
0:56.0	You see, the boots on the other foot now.
0:59.0	What? I think you'll find both my boots are on the correct feet.
1:05.0	No, Faye. I'm not really talking about your boots.
1:09.0	When we say the boots on the other foot, it means the situation is now the opposite of what it was.
1:16.0	Thanks for clearing that up. Yes, the phrase the boots on the other foot means the situation
1:21.6	is now the opposite of what it was or the situation is reversed
1:26.0	Okay Rob so you mean I'm the one who's going to suffer now?
1:30.6	Yes exactly it's my turn for some fun now.
1:34.0	So come on, now you've got your boots on.
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