Reshape one's foot to try to fit into a new shoe.

You have to be careful what you do because the shoe may be on the other foot someday.

Shoe strangles the foot. But it advances. (La chaussure étrangle le pied. - Mais elle fait avancer)

Now the shoe is on the other foot, I am asking the questions.

Talk doesn't cook rice.

The black dog gets the food; the white dog gets the blame