walk in someone's shoes

Meaning: In someone else's situation.

Language: English

Literally: (Already vivid in English)

Category: Daily Life

More idioms — Daily Life

• walking on air — Blissfully happy.
• wash one's hands of something or someone — To put something out of one's life or to stop claiming responsibility for something.
• wear the pants in the family — To make the major decisions and have the greatest amount of power in a family.
• wet behind the ears — Young and inexperienced.
• wet blanket — A person who is seen as never wanting to take part in fun activities; a person who ruins…
• not what it's cracked up to be — Not as good as its reputation; not as good as it is supposed to be.

More English idioms

• when the chips are down — When the situation is critical; when things are going badly.
• whip someone or something into shape — To mold or assemble something into its proper shape quickly.
• white-collar worker — An office worker.
• white lie — A minor, polite, or harmless lie.
• whitewash — To conceal something bad; to make something look better than it really is.
• the whole kit and caboodle — The entire amount; the whole lot.

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