If the shoe fits, wear it.
if the shoe fits, wear it
idiomIf 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.
He complained that the boss was being lazy, so when his colleague told him he was the lazy one, he said, if the shoe fits, wear it.
She did not name him directly, but when he took offense at her critique of dishonest people, she simply replied that if the shoe fits, wear it.
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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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does the Pope wear a funny hat
Obviously! Rhetorical question in response to a question where the answer is an emphatic yes.
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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
Ellipsis of if the shoe fits, wear it.
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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.