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walk in someone else's shoes
imagine another person's point of view
To walk in someone else's shoes means to imagine what their situation and feelings are like.
Hear it in real life
I don't understand why she reacted that way.
Try to walk in her shoes before you judge her.
Try to walk in your colleague's shoes before complaining about the delay.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Try to walk with your colleague's shoes before judging.
Say: Try to walk in your colleague's shoes before judging.
The fixed idiom uses “in” to mean imagining another person's situation.
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How it fits in a sentence.
walk in someone else's shoes; try to walk in someone's shoes
Your turn: say it out loud
Try to walk in your colleague's shoes before complaining about the delay.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
walk in someone else's shoes
imagine another person's point of view
“Try to walk in your colleague's shoes before complaining about the delay.”
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