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in someone's shoes

in someone's shoes prepositional phrase: in someone's situation.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) in someone's situation.
    • 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.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 16]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC
    • 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.2022 July 29, Dan Roller, “Maran Partners Fund Q2 2022 Letter”, in Seeking Alpha, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2022

Questions about in someone's shoes

What does in someone's shoes mean?
In someone's shoes means in someone's situation.
What part of speech is in someone's shoes?
In someone's shoes is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in someone's shoes in the dictionary

  1. in someone's debt
  2. in someone's eyes
  3. in someone's face
  4. in someone's light
  5. in someone's pocket
  6. in someone's shoes
  7. in someone's time
  8. in someone's view
  9. in someone's vocabulary
  10. in someone's way
  11. in something's favor

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