step into sb's shoes (ALSO fill sb's shoes)
to take someone's place, often by doing the job they have just left:
Who do you think will step into Sarah's shoes when she goes?

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step into shoes
step into (someone's) shoes
to take the job or position that someone else had before you.
When his father retires, Victor will be ready to step into his shoes.

It will take a very special person to fill Barbara's shoes.

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step into shoes
to take over a job or some role from someone
I plan to step into my supervisor's shoes when he is away on vacation.

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step into someone's shoes
step into (someone's) shoes
to take the job or position that someone else had before you.
When his father retires, Victor will be ready to step into his shoes.

It will take a very special person to fill Barbara's shoes.

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step into someone's shoes
to take over a job or some role from someone
I plan to step into my supervisor's shoes when he is away on vacation.

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step into one's shoes
v. phr. To do what someone else usually does after he has stopped doing it.
When Bill's father died, Bill had to step into his father's shoes to support his mother.
A coach trains the junior varsity to step into the shoes of the members of the varsity team when they graduate.
When the boss retires, his son will step into his shoes.
Compare: IN ONE'S SHOES.

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