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if_the_shoe_fits

if the shoe fits

English

Phrase

if the shoe fits

(idiomatic) If it has all of the characteristics of a thing, it probably is that thing.
"Everyone keeps calling me a bully!" "Well, if the shoe fits..."
- 1901, Horatio Alger, Young Captain Jack, ch. 18:
  
  "Do you mean to insult me by that?" he roared.
  
  "If the shoe fits you can wear it."
  
  "I'll knock you down for the insult."

Synonyms

(UK) if the cap fits

Translations

idiomatic

Arabic: :
Chinese: 對號入座 (zh)
Czech: potrefená husa se ozvala
Dutch: wie de schoen past, trekke hem aan
Finnish: jos siltä näyttää
French: si le chapeau te fait, mets-le (fr)
German: wenn du dich angesprochen fühlst
Hindi: :
Italian: :

Japanese: :
Korean: :
Polish: :
Portuguese: se a carapuça serviu
Russian: на во́ре́ и ша́пка гори́т (ru) ‎(na vóré i šápka gorít) (the hat burns on the thief too)
Spanish: al que le quepa el sayo, a el que le quede el saco, que se lo ponga
Vietnamese: :

See also

Appendix:English examples of anapodoton