filling someone's shoes

A form of fill someone's shoes — To do (somebody's) job; to perform or assume (somebody's) role.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of fill someone's shoes
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filling someone's shoes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filling%20someone's%20shoes

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Chicago

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