put\ oneself\ in\ another's\ place

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 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". . 1997.

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  • 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's place — consider a situation from another s point of view. → place …   English new terms dictionary

  • 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… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • 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

  • in another's place — See: PUT ONESELF IN ANOTHER S PLACE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • in another's place — See: PUT ONESELF IN ANOTHER S PLACE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • in\ another's\ place — See: put oneself in another s place …   Словарь американских идиом

  • place — n. & v. n. 1 a a particular portion of space. b a portion of space occupied by a person or thing (it has changed its place). c a proper or natural position (he is out of his place; take your places). 2 a city, town, village, etc. (was born in… …   Useful english dictionary

  • place — noun 1》 a particular position or point in space; a location.     ↘informal a person s home.     ↘a point in a book reached by a reader at a particular time. 2》 a portion of space available or designated for someone.     ↘a vacancy or available… …   English new terms dictionary

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