FITS
n. countableShe works in short fits of energy.
The project progressed in fits and starts as the team waited for funding approval.
His recovery was marked by sudden fits of coughing that interrupted his sleep, though his overall health improved steadily throughout the week.
Frequently appears in the idiomatic phrase 'in fits and starts' to describe irregular progress.
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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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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.