in shoes
in (someone's) shoes
having the same experience as someone else.
If I put myself in their shoes, I think I would have done just what they did.

You're not alone – lots of people are in your shoes, looking for work.

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in shoes
• in (someone's) shoes/place
seeing or experiencing something from someone else's point of view; in another person's place or position
I wish that my father could see some of my difficulties at work in my shoes.

I would hate to be in my cousin's shoes now that he has lost his job.

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in someone's shoes
in (someone's) shoes
having the same experience as someone else.
If I put myself in their shoes, I think I would have done just what they did.

You're not alone – lots of people are in your shoes, looking for work.

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in someone's shoes
• in (someone's) shoes/place
seeing or experiencing something from someone else's point of view; in another person's place or position
I wish that my father could see some of my difficulties at work in my shoes.

I would hate to be in my cousin's shoes now that he has lost his job.

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in one's shoes
in someone else's place or position
I wish that I was in his shoes with his great job and new car.

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in one's shoes
adv. phr. In or into one's place or position.
How would you like to be in a lion tamer's boots?
Compare: PUT ONESELF IN ANOTHER'S PLACE, STEP INTO ONE'S SHOES.

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