be in someone's shoes

Meaning: to understand someone's perspective; to experience their situation.

Language: English

Literally: to be in someone's shoes

Category: Body & Senses

Origin: American; walking in another's shoes requires experiencing their journey.

More idioms — Body & Senses

• white as a sheet — extremely pale; shocked or frightened.
• sharp as a tack — intelligent; quick-witted; keen-minded.
• pull someone's leg — To joke or tease someone by telling them something untrue.
• Avoir la gueule de bois — To be hungover.
• To turn a blind eye — To deliberately ignore something you know is wrong.
• To bite the bullet — To face something painful with gritted courage.

More English idioms

• the real McCoy — the genuine article; something authentic and high quality.
• cry over spilled milk — to regret something past; useless to grieve over unchangeable events.
• go pear-shaped — to go wrong; to develop badly; to become misshapen.
• hard pill to swallow — difficult to accept; unpleasant truth or reality.
• be on cloud nine — to be extremely happy; in a state of bliss.
• get a kick out of something — to enjoy something greatly; to find something amusing.

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