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The Boot/Shoe is on the Other Foot


Frequent English phrases, meanings and an example with their Kurdish meaning. Leave a comment by using the phrase in a well-formed sentence!

the boot/shoe is on the other foot: the situation is now the opposite of what it was, especially because someone who was weak now has power
بارودۆخه‌كه‌ پێچه‌وانه‌ بۆته‌وه‌

I was always the poor one, but now the boot is on the other foot.
هه‌میشه‌ من هه‌ژار بوومه‌، به‌ڵام ئێستا بارودۆخه‌كه‌ پێچه‌وانه‌ بۆته‌وه‌.

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