fill someone's boots in English

Forms: fills someone's boots [present, singular, third-person], filling someone's boots [participle, present], filled someone's boots [participle, past], filled someone's boots [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} fill someone's boots (third-person singular simple present fills someone's boots, present participle filling someone's boots, simple past and past participle filled someone's boots)

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      "form": "fills someone's boots",
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"fill someone's boots" meaning in English

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