Listeners need to be able to put themselves into the proverbial shoes of the characters. (elearningindustry.com)
Though the narrative briefly switches back to Zidane, we seamlessly soon get inside the rusty shoes of another character, Adelbert Steiner, the noble Knight of Alexandria, and the Captain of the Knights of Pluto, who initially harbors a different agenda (i.e. viewpoint) that goes against Zidane and Garnet's.» (gamesetwatch.com)
We can easily put ourselves in the shoes of the characters. (relevantmagazine.com)