Shoes to fill
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定义
Those are some big shoes to fill: 有成堆的事情要做
a shoe: 鞋子，靴子
to fill: 装满，使充满，满足
示例
- "You're the CFO, huh? Those are some big shoes to fill."
练习 1
Philip tells Icarus "Those are some big shoes to fill".
This idiom is common in English.
Based on the context of the dialogue, what does Philip mean when he says this?
This idiom is common in English.
Based on the context of the dialogue, what does Philip mean when he says this?
Philip tells Icarus "Those are some big shoes to fill".
This idiom is common in English.
Based on the context of the dialogue, what does Philip mean when he says this?
This idiom is common in English.
Based on the context of the dialogue, what does Philip mean when he says this?
The idiom "those are big shoes to fill" expresses that the responsibilities of a position are very big. We almost always use this expression when someone has left a job, and someone else must now assume their responsibilities. For example: "Bruno has just resigned from his position as CEO. Whoever replaces him will have some big shoes to fill".
This idiom does not express that the previous CFO had large feet.
This idiom does not express that Philip was "attached" to the previous CFO, nor that Philip doesn't like Icarus.
This idiom does not express that Icarus "must have big shoes", but rather that there is a lot of work to be done as the CFO of the company.
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