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the shoe is on the other foot

The roles of people in a situation have been reversed, such the advantage has shifted to a party which was previously disadvantaged.
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el zapato está en el otro pie

靴はもう一方の足にあります

pedem calceus hinc est

รองเท้าอยู่อีกข้างหนึ่ง

ayakkabı diğer ayağımda

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