fill someone's shoes
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Verb
editfill someone's shoes (third-person singular simple present fills someone's shoes, present participle filling someone's shoes, simple past and past participle filled someone's shoes)
- (idiomatic) To do (somebody's) job; to perform or assume (somebody's) role.
- Synonym: fill someone's boots
- I don't think anyone could ever fill her shoes, doing all she does.
- 2012, “Sex”, performed by The 1975:
- Does he take care of you? / Or could I easily fill his shoes? / But you say no, you say no
- 2020 May 20, “Network News: A legacy of greater diversity in transport”, in Rail, page 13:
- "As I was chairing a committee that had only ever been chaired by Labour women, I was fairly conscious that I was filling some fairly big shoes left behind by Louise and Gwyneth.
Translations
editto do someone's job, assume somebody's role