put oneself in someone's shoes
English
Verb
put oneself in someone's shoes
- (idiomatic) To try to look at a situation from a different point of view; as if one were the other person; to empathise.
- If you could just put yourself in his shoes for a moment, perhaps you would understand why it is not as easy as you seem to think.
Translations
look at a situation as if one were the other person
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Related terms
- stand in someone's shoes