nicht in jds. Haut stecken wollen

to not want to be in someone's shoes

Türkçe: birinin yerinde olmak istememek

Noun

Haut f.

Verb

wollen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Ich möchte nicht in ihrer Haut stecken, nach dieser Blamage.

How it is used

Idiom meaning 'not to want to be in someone's shoes.' Neutral register. Use when sympathizing with someone in a tough situation. Common mistake: using 'Schuhe' instead of 'Haut'; this is fixed.

Other verbs that go with Haut

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Haut zeigento show skin
• aus der Haut fahrento fly off the handle
• unter die Haut gehento get under one's skin

All collocations with Haut