put oneself in someone's shoes »
To try to look at a situation from a different point of view; as if one were the other person. To empathise.
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rivet counter »
A person who has an obsession with the minutae of their particular interest. Anyone preoccupied with small distinguishing features between different items.
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run about »
To be very busy doing many different things.
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run around »
To be very busy doing many different things.
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shrug off »
To ignore or disregard; to be indifferent.
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six of one, half a dozen of the other »
The two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent; it doesn't matter which one we choose.
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take away »
To remove something and put it in a different place.
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there's no accounting for taste »
When it comes to subjective matters of taste, people have wildly different opinions.Disagreements about matters of taste can't be objectively resolved.
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worlds apart »
Vastly different.
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your mileage may vary »
It may work differently in your situation, or be different in your experience.
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your mileage may vary »
To express a possible difference in taste, "this is just my opinion, your opinion may be different".
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| BTW, Why won't you become an editor? |
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