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idiombe in sb's shoes1 used in order to say how you would feel or what you would do if you were in someone else's situation:The young people say they're being trained for a job that doesn't exist any more, and if I was in their shoes I'd feel exactly the same.I wouldn't want to be in the President's shoes when the media find just how many concessions he's made in the trade talks.She's being blamed for leaving her family, but it was the right choice and anyone in her shoes would have done the same thing.2 AmE (also walk/stand in sb's shoes) to know from experience what someone else's situation is like:I wish Linda all the luck in the world, because I have been in her shoes and it's rough.I decided to work with troubled teenagers because I have walked in their shoes and I understand their problems.
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