"fill someone's boots" meaning in English

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Verb

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]
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)
  1. To take over someone's role. Synonyms: fill someone's shoes Related terms: fill one's boots, step into someone's shoes
    Sense id: en-fill_someone's_boots-en-verb-z6k4C0Bi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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