put\ oneself\ in\ another's\ shoes
- put\ oneself\ in\ another's\ shoes
• put oneself in another's place
• put oneself in another's shoes
v. phr.
To understand another person's feeling imaginatively; try to know his feelings and reasons with understanding; enter into his trouble.
It seemed like a dreadful thing for Bob to do, but I tried to put myself in his place.
If you will put yourself in the customer's shoes you may realize why the thing isn't selling.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань".
Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс.
1997.
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put\ oneself\ in\ another's\ place — • put oneself in another s place • put oneself in another s shoes v. phr. To understand another person s feeling imaginatively; try to know his feelings and reasons with understanding; enter into his trouble. It seemed like a dreadful thing for… … Словарь американских идиом
put oneself in another's place — or[put oneself in another s shoes] {v. phr.} To understand another person s feeling imaginatively; try to know his feelings and reasons with understanding; enter into his trouble. * /It seemed like a dreadful thing for Bob to do, but I tried to… … Dictionary of American idioms
put oneself in another's place — or[put oneself in another s shoes] {v. phr.} To understand another person s feeling imaginatively; try to know his feelings and reasons with understanding; enter into his trouble. * /It seemed like a dreadful thing for Bob to do, but I tried to… … Dictionary of American idioms
put oneself in another person's shoes — ► be (or put oneself) in another person s shoes imagine oneself in another s situation or predicament. Main Entry: ↑shoe … English terms dictionary
be (or put oneself) in another person's shoes — imagine oneself in another s situation or predicament. → shoe … English new terms dictionary
put oneself in another person's shoes — place oneself in someone else s situation, try to imagine what it is like to go through someone else s experiences … English contemporary dictionary
put — 1. v. & n. v. (putting; past and past part. put) 1 tr. move to or cause to be in a specified place or position (put it in your pocket; put the children to bed; put your signature here). 2 tr. bring into a specified condition, relation, or state… … Useful english dictionary
be in another person's shoes — be (or put oneself) in another person s shoes be (or put oneself) in another person s situation or predicament if I d been in your shoes I d have walked out on him … Useful english dictionary
be in another person's shoes — ► be (or put oneself) in another person s shoes imagine oneself in another s situation or predicament. Main Entry: ↑shoe … English terms dictionary
in\ one's\ shoes — • in one s shoes • in one s boots adv. phr. In or into one s place or position. How would you like to be in a lion tamer s boots? Compare: put oneself in another s place, step into one s shoes … Словарь американских идиом
