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in the shoes of

in the shoes of preposition: in the same (or former) situation as another named person.

Preposition

in the shoes of

  1. In the same (or former) situation as another named person.
    • He is in the shoes of a dead man.

Questions about in the shoes of

What does in the shoes of mean?
In the shoes of means in the same (or former) situation as another named person.
What part of speech is in the shoes of?
In the shoes of is a preposition.

Words near in the shoes of in the dictionary

  1. in the same vein
  2. in the seven hells
  3. in the shadow of
  4. in the shit
  5. in the shitter
  6. in the shoes of
  7. in the short run
  8. in the short term
  9. in the snap of one's fingers
  10. in the soup
  11. in the space of

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