If the shoe fits



If the shoe fits(, wear it).

Prov. An unflattering remark applies to you, so you should accept it. (Slightly rude.) Fred: Hey, Jill, how's your love life? Jill: I don't like busy-bodies, Fred. Fred: Are you calling me a busybody? Jane: If the shoe fits, wear it. Ellen: The professor told me I don't write well! Bill: If the shoe fits, Ellen.
See also: fit, if, shoe

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HarvieHAHR-veeEnglish
Sumikosoo-mee-koJapanese
GaeGAYEnglish (Rare)
PhilipFIL-ip (English), FEE-lip (Dutch)English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Biblical
Mehmud-Urdu
Khasan-Chechen, Ossetian, Circassian, Ingush, Tatar, Bashkir