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The phrase "in someone's shoes" is correct and usable in written English.
It is an idiomatic phrase used to express empathy for another person, or to suggest the idea of experiencing their situation. For example: "It's hard to understand how Sarah feels after losing her job, but try to put yourself in her shoes."
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Put yourself in someone's shoes.
If you put yourself in someone's shoes, you imagine what it is like to be in their position.
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"You can't ever imagine what it's like being in someone's shoes," Girardi said.
And unless you have ever been on the receiving issue end of it, you simply do not know what it's like to walk a mile in someone's shoes".
"You could put yourself in someone's shoes who's been publicly humiliated," David said.
It is a big ask to follow in someone's shoes like him.
What if you really could walk a mile in someone's shoes?
You don't just walk in someone's shoes, but see the world through their eyes.
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Projecting: putting yourself in someone else's shoes.
A parent that puts themselves in someone else's shoes.
Walk a mile in someone else's shoes.
Imagine yourself in someone else's shoes.
Put yourself in someone else's shoes.
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