in else's shoes
in someone else's shoes
Imagining oneself in the situation or circumstances of another person so as to understand or empathize with their perspective, opinion, or point of view. The expression is a set phrase, as the other person is not specified. If you haven't spent time in someone else's shoes, how can you judge them?
See also: shoe, someone
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
in someone else's shoes
and in someone else's placeFig. seeing or experiencing something from someone else's point of view. (See also in a bind and the examples.) You might feel different if you were in her shoes. Pretend you're in Tom's place, and then try to figure out why he acts the way he does.
See also: shoe
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- in someone else's shoes
- put (oneself) in (someone's) place
- put (oneself) in (someone's) shoes
- put yourself in somebody's shoes/place
- for (one's) (own) sake
- for sake
- wash (one's) hands of (someone or something)
- wash one's hands of
- wash your hands of somebody/something
- wash your hands of something/someone