big shoes
Large foot coverings
Big shoes refers to the high standards or accomplishments of a predecessor that a successor must try to match: She has big shoes to fill as the new CEO.
The image is of stepping into footwear too large for you—the role feels oversized.
Almost always appears in the phrase big shoes to fill or fill some big shoes.
- clownComedic performer in makeup
- oversizedExceeding typical dimensions
- floppyLacking rigidity, bending easily
- bootsAnkle-covering footwear
- loftyImpressively high or noble
Ronald McDonald · stomping · basketball · larger than life · clomping · giant · feet · filling · legacy · hard act to follow · successor · inheritance · NBA · flippers · awkward · comedian · circus · Shaq
- novelty itemswhoopee cushion, rubber chicken, fake vomit, hand buzzer, fake poop
- statement fashionbold colors, bold prints, statement pieces, statement jewelry, maximalist