the phrase is used when one is not really conected to his envoirnment.
the phrase can be used for men/women/children and any other type.
for emphesizing the meaning one may use reletive phrase: "eats movies"
shimon:have you seen that blond bomb? she wants me....
oshri:leave it shimon, you live in a movie!
shimon:no, i'm telling you oshry, i did her last night!
oshri: stop eating movies on her!!!
“what can you do when you live in a shoe” is a classic saying used in many different circumstances. it is used when there is nothing else to say and another way of saying “there’s nothing you can do about it”
“bro my boyfriend just cheated on me with my uncle harry”
“damn that’s super tough, but what can you do when you live in a shoe”