Wouldn't you do the same if you were in Bill's place?
If you think you've got problems, put yourself in my place.
English dictionary. 2014.
someone's place in the sun — a/(someone s) place in the sun a job or situation that makes you happy and that provides you with all the money and things that you want. After struggling for years to make a name for himself, he s certainly earned his place in the sun … New idioms dictionary
take someone's place — To act as substitute for, or successor to, someone • • • Main Entry: ↑place * * * take someone’s place take the place of someone phrase to do something instead of someone else No one could ever take the place of her father. Joe resigned as… … Useful english dictionary
in someone's place — in someone’s place phrase used for talking about what you would do if you were in the same situation as someone else Wouldn’t you do the same if you were in Bill’s place? put yourself in someone’s place (=imagine what a situation is like for… … Useful english dictionary
take someone's place — or take the place of someone to do something instead of someone else No one could ever take the place of her father. Joe resigned as chairperson in 1999 and I took his place … English dictionary
put yourself in someone's place — put yourself in someone’s place/position/ phrase to imagine what someone else’s situation is like Put yourself in my place. How would you feel if someone took your job? Thesaurus: to imagine, or to use your imaginationsynonym Main entry: put … Useful english dictionary
put (yourself) in (someone's) place — to imagine that you are someone else and have to do what they do. Now put yourself in the place of a policeman who is afraid and has to arrest a big guy with a knife … New idioms dictionary
put oneself in someone's place — consider a situation from someone s point of view … Useful english dictionary
place — place1 [ pleıs ] noun count *** ▸ 1 area/position ▸ 2 town/country/building ▸ 3 opportunity to be in something ▸ 4 seat/position ▸ 5 position in a race etc. ▸ 6 right occasion for something ▸ 7 point in book etc. ▸ 8 importance to people ▸ 9… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
place */*/*/ — I UK [pleɪs] / US noun [countable] Word forms place : singular place plural places 1) a) an area, or a position I don t like crowded places. Let s find a quiet place where we can talk. Keep your credit cards in a safe place. Will had broken his… … English dictionary
place — 1 (C) PLACE, POSITION, OR AREA 1 POINT/POSITION a) any area, point, or position in space: This is the place where the accident happened. | Make sure you keep it in a safe place. | We kept moving from place to place. | The whole place was covered… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
