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in someone's shoes

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in someone's shoes

  1. (idiomatic, mostly used conditionally) in someone's situation.
    • 1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 16]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC:
      I wouldn't personally repose much trust in that boon companion of yours who contributes the humorous element, Dr Mulligan, as a guide, philosopher and friend if I were in your shoes.
    • 2022 July 29, Dan Roller, “Maran Partners Fund Q2 2022 Letter”, in Seeking Alpha‎[1], archived from the original on 8 December 2022:
      During each of these touchpoints, I'm asking myself where and how my thesis on each holding could be wrong. I'm checking each data point as it comes in against my priors. I'm comparing management behavior to what I would be doing if I were in their shoes.
    • 2023 September 18, “Playin With A Demon / Jokes On U” (track 6), in Summrs (lyrics), What We Didn’t Have‎[2]:
      Yeah, seducin' this bitch with my diamonds, shit so easy
      I ain't writin' this shit off the heezy
      You wouldn't last a mile in my shoes, it ain't easy
    • 2026 March 20, Gooseworx, “hjsakldfhl” (27:52 from the start), in The Amazing Digital Circus‎[3], episode 8, spoken by Ragatha (Amanda Hufford):
      You never let us feel like we're at home. You don't comfort anyone when they're upset, and you never bother to understand what it's like in our shoes!
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