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Phrase(s): wouldn’t want to be in someone’s shoes
Fig. would not trade places with someone who is in a bad situation. • Now Jim has to explain to his wife how he wrecked their car. I wouldn’t want to be in his shoes. • She may be rich, but I wouldn’t want to be in her shoes. Everyone in her family hates her.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs