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1 be in smb.'s shoes
разг.(be (или stand) in smb.'s shoes)быть в таком же положении, как кто-л.; быть на чьём-л. месте, быть в чьей-л. шкуреThere were two lads of eighteen dining at a table near them, and now and then they looked at Mildred; he wondered if they envied him dining with a pretty girl; perhaps they were wishing they stood in his shoes. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Of Human Bondage’, ch. 75) — За соседним столиком ужинали двое парнишек лет по восемнадцати, они то и дело поглядывали на Милдред. Наверно, завидуют ему, что он ужинает с хорошенькой девушкой, - вот бы, наверно, думают, поменяться с ним столиками.
Do you think that anyone else in my shoes could have done any different? (N. Lewis, ‘The Volcanoes above Us’, ch. XXII) — Ты считаешь, что в моем положении можно было поступить иначе?
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2 in someone's shoes
adj infmlDo you think that anyone else in my shoes could have done any different? — Ты думаешь, что любой другой поступил бы на моем месте иначе?
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3 be in smb.'s shoes
или be in smb.'s skinpaзг.быть в тaкoм жe пoлoжeнии, кaк ктo-л.; быть нa чьём-л. мecтe; быть в чьeй-л. шкуpeDo you think that anyone else in my shoes could have done any different? (N. Lewis). I wouldn't like to be in their skins if anything happens (N. Lewis)
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