If I were in your shoes In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "if I were in your shoes", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Eudora Thao calendar 2021-04-09 09:04

Meaning of If I were in your shoes

Synonyms:

if I were you , be in another person's shoes , in someone else's shoes , in someone's stead , put oneself in someone's place

If I were in your shoes informal

Used to give an example of what you would do in someone's situation

If I were in your shoes, I wouldn't waste money on shopping online.

If I were in your shoes, I would study hard to get the scholarship this semester.

Grammar and Usage of If I were in your shoes

"if someone were in your shoes" is if Clause or Conditional Sentence Type 2, so "someone would + (verb)" usually goes after "if someone were in your shoes".

 

Origin of If I were in your shoes

In the 1700s, they used condition clauses with "if", the word "Stead" in the 1300s, and "Place" from the 1500s. 

To experience in the same one's case. 
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let your heart rule your head

To do domething based on your emotions rather than for rational reasons

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I can't believe that Tom beat his classmate. He's always the one who let his heart rule his head.

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