The boot is on the other foot

...in this case, I think perhaps the boot's rather on the other foot. (A. Wilson, ‘Anglo-Saxon Attitudes’, part I, ch. IV) —...в данном случае меня винить не приходится.

Good God, man, you have no idea how glad I am to see you. Don't think I'm doing anything for you in putting you up. The boot's on the other leg. And stay as long as you damned well like. Stay a year. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The End of the Flight’) — Боже мой, дружище, вы и представить себе не можете, как я рад видеть вас. Не думайте, что я оказываю вам услугу, оставляя вас у себя. Скорее наоборот, и вы можете оставаться у меня, сколько вам угодно, хоть целый год.

Inspector Queen has not been able to discover our man-about-town's source of income. A gigolo? Gigolos do not pay for ladies' apartments. The shoe is rather on the other foot. (E. Queen, ‘The Adventures of Ellery Queen’, Kenk) — Инспектору Куину не удалось обнаружить источников доходов нашего повесы. Может быть, он сутенер? Но сутенеры не оплачивают квартиры, в которых проживают их дамы. Значит, надо искать в другом направлении.

‘Thanks,’ said Tony sardonically. ‘I remember a time, though, when the shoe was on the other foot. You didn't mind asking me for a favor, a small favor like breaking up my life just when I was about to get everything I had ever wanted.’ (M. Wilson, ‘Live with Lightning’, book III, ch. I) — - Благодарю, - насмешливо сказал Тони. - Я помню время, когда положение было несколько иным. Вы не постеснялись попросить меня об одолжении, пустяковом одолжении: сломать в угоду вам всю мою жизнь как раз в такой момент, когда все, чего я хотел, было почти у меня в руках.

the boot is on the other foot — GB les rôles sont renversés

to be/get too big for one's boots — GB avoir/prendre la grosse tête

get the boot — (fig. coll.) rausgeschmissen werden (ugs.)

give somebody the boot — (fig. coll.) jemanden rausschmeißen (ugs.)

the boot is on the other foot — (fig.) es ist genau umgekehrt

boot somebody out — (fig. coll.) jemanden rausschmeißen (ugs.)

the boot is on the other foot (fig) — es ist genau umgekehrt

boot (inf) — jdn rausschmeißen (inf), jdn an die Luft setzen (inf)

to get the boot (inf) — rausgeschmissen werden (inf)

it's the boot for him (inf) — der fliegt (inf)

to die with one's boots on (inf) — über der Arbeit or in den Sielen sterben

to quake or shake or tremble in one's boots — vor Angst fast umkommen

to put the boot in ( Brit inf ) — kräftig zutreten; (fig) zuschlagen

to put the boot into sb/sth ( Brit fig inf ) — jdn/etw niedermachen

= kick) to give sb/sth a boot — jdm/einer Sache einen Tritt geben or versetzen

he gave her the boot (fig) — er hat mit ihr Schluss gemacht (inf)

get the boot — (fig. coll.) rausgeschmissen werden (ugs.)

give somebody the boot — (fig. coll.) jemanden rausschmeißen (ugs.)

the boot is on the other foot — (fig.) es ist genau umgekehrt

boot somebody out — (fig. coll.) jemanden rausschmeißen (ugs.)

to be as tough as an old boot o (BrE) old boots (colloq) — \<\<meat\>\> estar* como una suela de zapato; \<\<person\>\> ser* muy fuerte

to die with one's boots on o in one's boots — morir* con las botas puestas

to lick somebody's boots — (colloq) adular a alguien, hacerle* la pelota or (Méx) la barba or (Chi) la pata a alguien (fam), chuparle las medias a alguien (RPl fam), lambonear a alguien (Col fam)

to put o stick the boot in — (BrE colloq) dar* patadas; big I 6)

to give somebody the boot — (colloq) echar a alguien, darle* la patada a alguien (fam)

to boot sb out * — poner a algn de patitas en la calle *

boot boy * N — (Brit) camorrista m

boot camp N — (in army) campamento m militar; (=prison) prisión civil con régimen militar

boot polish N — betún m

boot sale N — (Brit) (also: car boot sale) mercadillo m (en el que se exponen las mercancías en el maletero del coche)

to boot — adv liter además, por añadidura

to be as tough as an old boot o (BrE) old boots (colloq) — \<\<meat\>\> estar* como una suela de zapato; \<\<person\>\> ser* muy fuerte

to die with one's boots on o in one's boots — morir* con las botas puestas

to lick somebody's boots — (colloq) adular a alguien, hacerle* la pelota or (Méx) la barba or (Chi) la pata a alguien (fam), chuparle las medias a alguien (RPl fam), lambonear a alguien (Col fam)

to put o stick the boot in — (BrE colloq) dar* patadas; big I 6)

to give somebody the boot — (colloq) echar a alguien, darle* la patada a alguien (fam)

at somebody's feet — zu jemandes Füßen

put one's best foot forward — (fig.) (hurry) sich beeilen; (do one's best) sein Bestes tun

feet first — mit den Füßen zuerst od. voran

go into something feet first — (fig.) sich Hals über Kopf (ugs.) in etwas hineinstürzen

have one foot in the grave — (fig.) mit einem Fuß im Grabe stehen

have both [one's] feet on the ground — (fig.) mit beiden Beinen [fest] auf der Erde stehen

on one's/its feet — (lit. or fig.) auf den Beinen

put one's foot down — (fig.) (be firmly insistent or repressive) energisch werden; (accelerate motor vehicle) [Voll]gas geben

put one's foot in it — (fig. coll.) ins Fettnäpfchen treten (ugs.)

put one's feet up — die Beine hochlegen

start [off] or get off on the right/wrong foot — (fig.) einen guten/schlechten Start haben

be rushed off one's feet — (fig.) in Trab gehalten werden (ugs.)

stand on one's own [two] feet — (fig.) auf eigenen Füßen stehen

rise or get to one's feet — sich erheben; aufstehen

never put a foot wrong — (fig.) nie etwas falsch machen

get/have cold feet — kalte Füße kriegen/gekriegt haben (ugs.)

catch somebody on the wrong foot — (fig.) jemanden auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen

have two left feet — (fig.) zwei linke Füße haben (ugs.)

7 foot or feet — 7 Fuß

to be on one's feet (lit, fig) — auf den Beinen sein

to help sb back (on)to their feet — jdm wieder auf die Beine helfen

to get back on one's feet (lit, fig) —

to set foot on dry land — den Fuß auf festen Boden setzen, an Land gehen

I'll never set foot here again! — hier kriegen mich keine zehn Pferde mehr her! (inf)

the first time he set foot in the office — als er das erste Mal das Büro betrat

to put one's feet up (lit) — die Füße hochlegen; (fig) es sich (dat) bequem machen

he never puts a foot wrong (gymnast, dancer) — bei ihm stimmt jeder Schritt; (fig) er macht nie einen Fehler

to catch sb on the wrong foot (Sport) — jdn auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen; (fig) jdn überrumpeln

to be dying or dead on one's feet (inf) — todmüde sein

to keep one's feet on the ground (fig) — beide Beine auf der Erde halten

to get/be under sb's feet — jdm im Wege stehen or sein; (children also) jdm vor den Füßen herumlaufen

to get one's feet under the table ( Brit inf ) — sich etablieren

to sit at sb's feet (fig) — jds Jünger sein

a nice area, my foot! (inf) — und das soll eine schöne Gegend sein!

ten thousand foot (Brit) — zehntausend Fußsoldaten pl

put one's best foot forward — (fig.) (hurry) sich beeilen; (do one's best) sein Bestes tun

feet first — mit den Füßen zuerst od. voran

go into something feet first — (fig.) sich Hals über Kopf (ugs.) in etwas hineinstürzen

have one foot in the grave — (fig.) mit einem Fuß im Grabe stehen

have both [one's] feet on the ground — (fig.) mit beiden Beinen [fest] auf der Erde stehen

on one's/its feet — (lit. or fig.) auf den Beinen

put one's foot down — (fig.) (be firmly insistent or repressive) energisch werden; (accelerate motor vehicle) [Voll]gas geben

put one's foot in it — (fig. coll.) ins Fettnäpfchen treten (ugs.)

start [off] or get off on the right/wrong foot — (fig.) einen guten/schlechten Start haben

be rushed off one's feet — (fig.) in Trab gehalten werden (ugs.)

stand on one's own [two] feet — (fig.) auf eigenen Füßen stehen

rise or get to one's feet — sich erheben; aufstehen

never put a foot wrong — (fig.) nie etwas falsch machen

get/have cold feet — kalte Füße kriegen/gekriegt haben (ugs.)

catch somebody on the wrong foot — (fig.) jemanden auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen

have two left feet — (fig.) zwei linke Füße haben (ugs.)

7 foot or feet — 7 Fuß

football boot — BE scarpa da football

to put the boot in — infierire (anche fig.)

a boot up the backside — un calcio nel sedere (anche fig.)

the boot is on the other foot — BE le cose sono esattamente al contrario

to be o get too big for one's boots BE montarsi la testa; to boot per giunta, per di più; to lick sb.'s boots — leccare i piedi a qcn

football boot — BE scarpa da football

to put the boot in — infierire (anche fig.)

a boot up the backside — un calcio nel sedere (anche fig.)

the boot is on the other foot — BE le cose sono esattamente al contrario

to be o get too big for one's boots BE montarsi la testa; to boot per giunta, per di più; to lick sb.'s boots — leccare i piedi a qcn

to be on one's feet — estar* de pie, estar* parado (AmL)

to get back on one's feet — ( after illness) recuperarse

to get o rise to one's feet — ponerse* de pie, levantarse, pararse (AmL)

he had never set foot in a church before — nunca había pisado una iglesia or entrado en una iglesia antes

to go/come on foot — ir*/venir* a pie or caminando or andando

a foot in the door: it's a way of getting your foot in the door es una manera de introducirte or de meterte en la empresa (or la profesión etc); my foot! (colloq): delicate condition my foot! estado delicado mi or tu abuela! (fam); not to put a foot wrong no dar* un paso en falso, no cometer ni un error; the shoe's o (BrE) boot's on the other foot se ha dado vuelta la tortilla; to be able to think on one's feet ser* capaz de pensar con rapidez; to be dead o asleep on one's feet no poder* tenerse en pie; to be rushed o run off one's feet estar* agobiado de trabajo; to fall o land on one's feet: she always seems to land on her feet siempre le sale todo redondo; to find one's feet: it didn't take him long to find his feet in his new school no tardó en habituarse a la nueva escuela; to get cold feet (about something): she got cold feet le entró miedo y se echó atrás; to get off on the wrong foot empezar* con el pie izquierdo or con mal pie; to have itchy feet ser* inquieto; to have one's feet on the ground tener* los pies sobre la tierra; to put one's best foot forward ( hurry) apretar* el paso; ( do one's best) esmerarse para causar la mejor impresión; to put one's foot down ( be firm) imponerse*, no ceder; ( accelerate vehicle) (colloq) meterle (AmL fam), apretar* el acelerador; to put one's foot in it (colloq) meter la pata (fam); to stand on one's own two feet valerse* por sí (or mí etc) mismo; to sweep somebody off her/his feet: she was swept off her feet by an older man se enamoró perdidamente de un hombre mayor que ella; under somebody's feet: the cat keeps getting under my feet — el gato siempre me anda alrededor or siempre se me está atravesando; hand I 2)

he is six foot o feet tall — mide seis pies

foot soldier — soldado mf de infantería or de a pie

• my feet are aching — me duelen los pies

• to get to one's feet — ponerse de pie, levantarse, pararse (LAm)

• lady, my foot! * — ¡dama, ni hablar!

• on foot — a pie, andando, caminando (LAm)

to be on one's feet — estar de pie, estar parado (LAm)

he's on his feet again — ya está recuperado or repuesto

• to rise to one's feet — ponerse de pie, levantarse, pararse (LAm)

• I've never set foot there — nunca he estado allí

• it's wet under foot — el suelo está mojado

• to put one's feet up * — descansar

he's six foot or feet tall — mide seis pies, mide un metro ochenta

foot brake N — (Aut) freno m de pie

foot fault N — (Tennis) falta f de saque

foot passenger N — pasajero(-a) m / f de a pie

foot patrol N — patrulla f a pie

foot pump N — bomba f de pie

foot rot N — uñero m

foot soldier N — soldado mf de infantería

to be on one's feet — estar* de pie, estar* parado (AmL)

to get back on one's feet — ( after illness) recuperarse

to get o rise to one's feet — ponerse* de pie, levantarse, pararse (AmL)

he had never set foot in a church before — nunca había pisado una iglesia or entrado en una iglesia antes

to go/come on foot — ir*/venir* a pie or caminando or andando

a foot in the door: it's a way of getting your foot in the door es una manera de introducirte or de meterte en la empresa (or la profesión etc); my foot! (colloq): delicate condition my foot! estado delicado mi or tu abuela! (fam); not to put a foot wrong no dar* un paso en falso, no cometer ni un error; the shoe's o (BrE) boot's on the other foot se ha dado vuelta la tortilla; to be able to think on one's feet ser* capaz de pensar con rapidez; to be dead o asleep on one's feet no poder* tenerse en pie; to be rushed o run off one's feet estar* agobiado de trabajo; to fall o land on one's feet: she always seems to land on her feet siempre le sale todo redondo; to find one's feet: it didn't take him long to find his feet in his new school no tardó en habituarse a la nueva escuela; to get cold feet (about something): she got cold feet le entró miedo y se echó atrás; to get off on the wrong foot empezar* con el pie izquierdo or con mal pie; to have itchy feet ser* inquieto; to have one's feet on the ground tener* los pies sobre la tierra; to put one's best foot forward ( hurry) apretar* el paso; ( do one's best) esmerarse para causar la mejor impresión; to put one's foot down ( be firm) imponerse*, no ceder; ( accelerate vehicle) (colloq) meterle (AmL fam), apretar* el acelerador; to put one's foot in it (colloq) meter la pata (fam); to stand on one's own two feet valerse* por sí (or mí etc) mismo; to sweep somebody off her/his feet: she was swept off her feet by an older man se enamoró perdidamente de un hombre mayor que ella; under somebody's feet: the cat keeps getting under my feet — el gato siempre me anda alrededor or siempre se me está atravesando; hand I 2)

he is six foot o feet tall — mide seis pies

foot soldier — soldado mf de infantería or de a pie