If the shoe fits, wear it.
if the shoe fits
idiomEllipsis of if the shoe fits, wear it.
He complained that the criticism was unfair, but I told him that if the shoe fits, wear it.
While she denied being lazy, her colleagues whispered that if the shoe fits, wear it, especially given her recent lack of effort on the project.
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act one's age, not one's shoe size
Synonym of act one's age (“to behave in a mature manner; to avoid being childish”).
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as ever trod shoe-leather
As ever existed or lived.
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fits and starts
Activity which is intermittent, variable in intensity, and prolonged by interruptions.
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if the shoe fits, wear it
If a description fits, it is probably the case; if an insult accurately describes you, you must bear it; if you take offence at an insult that was only implicitly directed at you, you admit the insult is true enough to be recognizable.
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pebble in one's shoe
A small and bothersome issue that may worsen over time.
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put the same shoe on every foot
To attempt to apply a single solution to different problems.
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soft shoe
A speech, explanation, sales pitch, or other set of remarks delivered in a restrained or conciliatory manner in order to persuade, distract, or otherwise influence someone.
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the shoe is on the other foot
The roles of people in a situation have been reversed, such that the advantage has shifted to a party which was previously disadvantaged.