if the cap (or shoe) fits, wear it
- if the cap (or shoe) fits, wear it
(coкp. if the cap fits)
paзг.
вoльнo жe вaм пpинять этo нa cвoй cчёт (cp. нa вope шaпкa гopит)
'Do you really believe that my colleagues have been trying to do you down?' 'I am not speaking about your colleagues?' 'You mean me?' 'I believe there is a saying - if the cap fits, wear it' (C. P. Snow). The stewards continue: 'As a result many young boxers are liable to be deprived of the opportunity of gaining experience in the ring.' No names are mentioned but the stewards say the 'licence holders concerned will know if the cap fits' (Daily Worker). 'I won't have you refer to my husband in any such matter,' says Marge... 'Why, you'd think I'd picked up some absolutely strange man in some absolutely strange place.' 'If the shoe Fits, wear it,' said Eunice (T. Capote)
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if the shoe fits, wear it — A predominantly US variant of if the cap fits, wear it. 1773 New York Gazette & Weekly Mercury 17 May Why should Mr. Vanderbeek apply a general comparison to himself? Let those whom the shoe fits wear it. 1876 W. G. NASH Century of Gossip 125 If… … Proverbs new dictionary
if the shoe fits(, wear it) — if the shoe fits (, wear it) idiom (NAmE) (BrE if the cap fits (, wear it)) if you feel that a remark applies to you, you should accept it and take it as a warning or criticism Main entry: ↑shoeidiom … Useful english dictionary
if the shoe fits — see ↑shoe, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑fit if the shoe fits (or if the shoe fits, wear it) US used to say that something said or suggested about a person is true and that the person should accept it as true “Are you calling me a cheater?” “Well, if the… … Useful english dictionary
if the cap fits, wear it — Used with reference to the suitability of names or descriptions as demonstrated by the behaviour of the person concerned. Cf. if the shoe fits, wear it. The cap in question was originally a dunce’s cap, as is shown by the following: 1600 N.… … Proverbs new dictionary
if the cap fits — (or if the cap fits, wear it) Brit used to say that something said about a person is true and the person should accept it as true They may not like being called careless, but if the cap fits, wear it. [=(US) if the shoe fits, wear it] • • • Main… … Useful english dictionary
if the cap fits(, wear it) — if the cap fits (, wear it) idiom (BrE) (NAmE if the shoe fits (, wear it)) (informal) if you feel that a remark applies to you, you should accept it and take it as a warning or criticism • … Useful english dictionary
if the cap fits, wear it — This idiom means that if the description is correct, then it is describing the truth, often when someone is being criticised. ( If the shoe fits, wear it is an alternative) … The small dictionary of idiomes
if the cap fits, wear it — This idiom means that if the description is correct, then it is describing the truth, often when someone is being criticised. ( If the shoe fits, wear it is an alternative) (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
wear — see better to wear out than to rust out if the cap fits, wear it constant dropping wears away a stone give a thing, and take a thing, to wear the devil’s gold ring if the shoe fits, wear it … Proverbs new dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
fit — fit1 W2S1 [fıt] v past tense and past participle fitted also fit AmE present participle fitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clothes)¦ 2¦(right size/shape)¦ 3¦(enough space)¦ 4¦(equipment/part)¦ 5¦(match/be suitable)¦ 6 fit somebody fo … Dictionary of contemporary English
