Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fill someone's boots

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables
fil-l -some-one's -boots
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take over someone's role.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

fills someone's boots (present, singular) filling someone's boots (participle, present) filled someone's boots (participle, past) filled someone's boots (past)

Phrases

fill one's boots step into someone's shoes

Frequently Paired Words

fill one's boots step into someone's shoes

Synonyms

fill someone's shoes

Questions

What does fill someone's boots mean?
To take over someone's role.

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