fill someone's boots en · VERB
Meanings
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To take over someone's role.
He leaves big boots for his successor to fill.
2023 November 15, Ian Prosser talks to Stefanie Foster, “A healthy person is a more productive person”, in RAIL, number 996, page 37:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| filling someone's boots | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| filled someone's boots | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| filled someone's boots | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| fills someone's boots | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Relateds
fill one's boots · step into someone's shoes