設身處地 Put Yourself in Someone's Shoes

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"Put yourself in someone's shoes" is an English idiom meaning try to understand someone's situation. If you put yourself in someone's shoes, you try to understand what his/her situation is like and think about it as if you were in the same situation.

Examples:

1. Don’t get mad at him. Put yourself in his shoes and maybe you would do the same.
2. Show your sympathy! You should try to put yourself in their shoes and understand them.
3. We should always put ourselves in others' shoes to avoid conflicts.

Reference: Cambridge Dictionaries Online (Learners')