empathize with (someone or something)
empathize with (someone or something)
To feel someone else's emotions along with them; to see or understand things from someone else's position or perspective. I used to resent my dad for the placid way he is with our domineering mother, but now that I've grown up a bit, I'm able to empathize with him and have a greater appreciation for what he must be going through. I can really empathize with Maggie because my mom died when I was a kid, too, and it was a devastating experience.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
empathize with someone or something
to have an understanding about the way someone feels; to feel emotional pain with someone. I can really empathize with what you must be going through. I've been through the same thing. I empathize with people who have the same family problems that I have.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- empathize
- empathize with
- come over
- ride (one's) coattails
- ride on (one's) coattails
- ride on coattails
- ride on someone's/something's coat-tails
- ride (on) the coattails of (someone)
- on the coattails of (someone)
- on the coat-tails of someone/something