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Definition have big shoes to fill in American English

have big shoes to fill phrase

phrase
1

to have to work really hard in order to live up to the high standards set by the person who had the job before you

Example

Whoever replaces Romy is sure to have big shoes to fill.

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Definition have big shoes to fill in American English