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in else's shoes

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in someone else's shoes

 and in someone else's place

Fig. seeing or experiencing something from someone else's point of view. (See also in a bind and the examples.) You might feel different if you were in her shoes. Pretend you're in Tom's place, and then try to figure out why he acts the way he does.

See also: shoe