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
Ashoka['æ'ʃəukə]
'Ammar-Arabic
NolaNO-ləEnglish, Irish
ŠTefan-Slovene, Slovak, Croatian
Sezim-Kazakh
Wasylyna-Ukrainian