Idiom
stand in someone's shoes
Meaning
To see from another's point of view; to feel what another feels.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Try to stand in my shoes before you judge me.”
“If you stand in your coworker's shoes, you will understand why she is so stressed about the deadline.”
“To resolve the conflict effectively, the mediator asked each party to stand in the other's shoes and articulate their opponent's perspective.”
Examples
simple
“Try to stand in my shoes before you judge me.”
contextual
“If you stand in your coworker's shoes, you will understand why she is so stressed about the deadline.”
complex
“To resolve the conflict effectively, the mediator asked each party to stand in the other's shoes and articulate their opponent's perspective.”
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