be in shoes



be in somebody's shoes

  (informal)
to be in the same situation as someone else, especially an unpleasant situation If I were in your shoes, I'd speak to the boy's parents. Poor Matthew. I wouldn't like to be in his shoes when the results are announced.
See also: shoe

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mohammad-Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Bengali
Klaes-Frisian
Rodrigoro-DREE-go (Spanish, Italian), roo-DREE-goo (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Galician
LennonLEN-ənScottish, English (Rare)
TattonTAT-ənEnglish (Rare)
Arabinda-Bengali, Indian, Odia