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if the shoe fitsMore common version of the original "If the shoe fits, wear it"; If it has all of the characteristics of a thing, it probably is that thing.Rate it:

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if the shoe fits, wear itIf a description fits something, then it is probably true and the subject of the comment should consider that the comment is probably true. Now more often than not, we simply say "If the shoe fits" without the "wear it" after it.Rate it:

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if the cap fitsEllipsis of if the cap fits, wear itRate it:

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fits and startsActivity which is intermittent, variable in intensity, and prolonged by interruptions.Rate it:

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wait for the other shoe to dropTo await a seemingly inevitable event, especially one which is not desirable.Rate it:

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wait for the other shoe to dropTo defer action or decision until another matter is finished or resolved.Rate it:

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"a grain of sand is only noticed inside the shoe."ShoeRate it:

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as ever trod shoe-leatherAs ever existed or lived.Rate it:

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peeble in own shoeTrouble but within group, self. Problem of one's own known to self more than others could be explained to.Rate it:

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put the same shoe on every footTo attempt to apply a single solution to different problems.Rate it:

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Shoe in the Other FootThe same negative thing experienced by the person that he once caused other to experienceRate it:

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shoe treeAppliance for storing shoesRate it:

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soft shoeA kind of tap dancing performed in soft-soled shoes, popular in vaudeville.Rate it:

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soft shoeA 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.Rate it:

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the shoe is on the other footThe roles of people in a situation have been reversed, such the advantage has shifted to a party which was previously disadvantaged.Rate it:

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Waiting for the Other Shoe to DropAwaiting for a seemingly inevitable event, waiting for something bad to happenRate it:

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what foot the shoe is onAlternative form of which foot the shoe is onRate it:

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where the shoe pinchesWhere the cause of trouble or difficulty is.Rate it:

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which foot the shoe is onWhich point of view is considered or whose interests are used as a basis.Rate it:

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whose foot the shoe is onAlternative form of which foot the shoe is onRate it:

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Fit like a GloveA person or thing which fits perfectly or snuglyRate it:

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ear tunnelA piece of jewelry that fits into a stretched earlobe hole and makes it seem like a peephole and makes it see-through.Rate it:

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vous ne savez pas où le bât le blesseYou do not know where the shoe pinches him.Rate it:

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al que le quepa el sayoif the shoe fitsRate it:

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café para todosone size fits all; everyone should be treated exactly the sameRate it:

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cela me va comme un gantThat fits me to a T; That suits me down to the ground.Rate it:

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il fait tout par sauts et par bondsHe does everything by fits and starts.Rate it:

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il ne va que par sauts et par bondsHe only works by fits and starts.Rate it:

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il travaille à bâtons rompusHe works by fits and starts.Rate it:

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pour un point (or, faute d'un point) martin perdit son âneFor want of a nail the shoe was lost (or, the miller lost his mare); Be careful of trifles.Rate it:

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qui se sent galeux, se gratte (fam.)If the cap fits, wear it. Rate it:

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qui se sent morveux se mouche (pop.)If the cap fits, wear it. Rate it:

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se a carapuça serviuif the shoe fits; if the cap fitsRate it:

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slip onshoe type; to try outRate it:

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the boot is on the other footAlternative form of the shoe is on the other footRate it:

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