stand in someone's shoes

English

Verb

stand in someone's shoes

(idiomatic) to see from another's point of view; to feel what another feels.
How would it be, if you were standing in my shoes?

Related terms

put oneself in someone's shoes

Translations

to be in situation of somebody else

Czech: být na něčím místě, být někým (být tebou apod.), (in negative sentences - with not want to:) být v něčí kůži

German: an j-s Stelle sein, an j-s Stelle stehen, Wenn ich du wäre (und ähnlich), (in negative sentences - with not want to:) in j-s Haut stecken

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