wouldn't want to be in shoes



wouldn't want to be in someone's shoes

Fig. would not trade places with someone who is in a bad situation. Now Jim has to explain to his wife how he wrecked their car. I wouldn't want to be in his shoes. She may be rich, but I wouldn't want to be in her shoes. Everyone in her family hates her.
See also: shoe, want

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
&Aelig;&Thorn;Elr&Aelig;D-Anglo-Saxon
LeviLEE-vie (English), LE:-vee (Dutch)Hebrew, English, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Iggy-English
Payam-Persian
Elene-Georgian
Lan-Chinese, Vietnamese