put oneself in another's place

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 put myself in his place.
If you will put yourself in the customer's shoes you may realize why the thing isn't selling.
Categories: feelings verb
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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