Meaning of 'Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches'
What does the saying 'Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches' mean?
Idiom: Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches
Meaning:
This means that it's hard to know how much someone else is suffering..
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