Put (oneself) in (someone's) shoes verb phrase
To try to imagine how would you feel if you were in someone's else situation
When putting ourselves in others' shoes, we can easily forgive their mistakes.
When putting myself in his shoes, I can partly understand why he did it.
Stop judging him! Why don't you put yourself in his shoes?
To understand easily what someone is thinking or feeling
Be intensely scared or frightened
The verb "put" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this phrase is not clear.
This phrase is used to describe something very modern or updated or something that no longer looks like what it's used to.
It has been a long time since I left my high school, and now I have to admit that it's certainly not your father's high school anymore.