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
Theresatə-REE-sə (English), tə-RAY-zə (English), te-RE-zah (German)English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
&Aelig;Lfheah-Anglo-Saxon
Gaios-Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Oddmund-Norwegian
Sameer (2)-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati
Stela-Romanian