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shoe

noun: an outer covering for your foot that usually has a stiff bottom part called a sole with a thicker part called a heel attached to it and an upper part that covers part or all of the top of your foot
noun: an outer covering for the human foot typically having a thick or stiff sole with an attached heel and an upper part of lighter material (as leather)
verb: to put a horseshoe on (a horse)
verb: to furnish with a shoe
usually plural
synonyms: tip, boot, sandal

Try to 'put yourself in their shoes' [=try to imagine yourself in their situation] and think of how you would want to be treated.
I don't think anyone will be able to 'fill her shoes' [=do what she does as well as she does it] after she retires.
“Are you calling me a cheater?” “Well, 'if the shoe fits, wear it'.” [=('Brit') 'if the cap fits, wear it']

(..) C'mon Daddy, listen to me! It's like, it's like, all of my life, everyone has always told me, 'You're a shoe! You're a shoe, you're a shoe, you're a shoe!'. And today I just stopped and I said, 'What if I don't wanna be a shoe? What if I wanna be a- a purse, y'know? Or a- or a hat! (..)
1994 TvShow: Friends Title: The One Where Monica Gets a Roommate Season: 1 Episode 1