in someone's shoes en · ADP
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(idiomatic, used conditionally) in someone's situation.
I wouldn't personally repose much trust in that boon companion of yours who contributes the humorous element, Dr Mulligan, as a guide, philosopher and friend if I were in your shoes.
1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 16]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC:Yeah, seducin' this bitch with my diamonds, shit so easy I ain't writin' this shit off the heezy You wouldn't last a mile in my shoes, it ain't easy
2023 September 18, “Playin With A Demon / Jokes On U” (track 6), in Summrs (lyrics), What We Didn’t Have:You never let us feel like we're at home. You don't comfort anyone when they're upset, and you never bother to understand what it's like in our shoes!
2026 March 20, Gooseworx, “hjsakldfhl” (27:52 from the start), in The Amazing Digital Circus, episode 8, spoken by Ragatha (Amanda Hufford):During each of these touchpoints, I'm asking myself where and how my thesis on each holding could be wrong. I'm checking each data point as it comes in against my priors. I'm comparing management behavior to what I would be doing if I were in their shoes.
2022 July 29, Dan Roller, “Maran Partners Fund Q2 2022 Letter”, in Seeking Alpha, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2022:
Relateds
step into someone's shoes · stand in someone's shoes · put oneself in someone's shoes