put oneself in another person's shoes

put oneself in another person's shoes
place oneself in someone else's situation, try to imagine what it is like to go through someone else's experiences

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • put oneself in another person's shoes — ► be (or put oneself) in another person s shoes imagine oneself in another s situation or predicament. Main Entry: ↑shoe …   English terms dictionary

  • be (or put oneself) in another person's shoes — imagine oneself in another s situation or predicament. → shoe …   English new terms dictionary

  • put\ oneself\ in\ another's\ shoes — • put oneself in another s place • put oneself in another s shoes v. phr. To understand another person s feeling imaginatively; try to know his feelings and reasons with understanding; enter into his trouble. It seemed like a dreadful thing for… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • be in another person's shoes — be (or put oneself) in another person s shoes be (or put oneself) in another person s situation or predicament if I d been in your shoes I d have walked out on him …   Useful english dictionary

  • put\ oneself\ in\ another's\ place — • put oneself in another s place • put oneself in another s shoes v. phr. To understand another person s feeling imaginatively; try to know his feelings and reasons with understanding; enter into his trouble. It seemed like a dreadful thing for… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • be in another person's shoes — ► be (or put oneself) in another person s shoes imagine oneself in another s situation or predicament. Main Entry: ↑shoe …   English terms dictionary

  • put oneself in another's place — or[put oneself in another s shoes] {v. phr.} To understand another person s feeling imaginatively; try to know his feelings and reasons with understanding; enter into his trouble. * /It seemed like a dreadful thing for Bob to do, but I tried to… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • put oneself in another's place — or[put oneself in another s shoes] {v. phr.} To understand another person s feeling imaginatively; try to know his feelings and reasons with understanding; enter into his trouble. * /It seemed like a dreadful thing for Bob to do, but I tried to… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • put — 1. v. & n. v. (putting; past and past part. put) 1 tr. move to or cause to be in a specified place or position (put it in your pocket; put the children to bed; put your signature here). 2 tr. bring into a specified condition, relation, or state… …   Useful english dictionary

  • shoe — ► NOUN 1) a covering for the foot having a sturdy sole and not reaching above the ankle. 2) a horseshoe. 3) a brake shoe or a drag for a wheel. 4) a socket on a camera for fitting a flash unit. 5) a metal rim or ferrule, especially on the runner… …   English terms dictionary

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