[Idiom] IF THE SHOE FITS. - Embrace the Fit with This Classic Idiom

A truth fitting to a person.

'If the shoe fits' is a pithy way to suggest that if a description applies to a person, they should accept it, often used when the characteristics or accusations are fitting. It's a way of acknowledging truth about oneself, sometimes reluctantly.

Example Sentences

1. If the shoe fits, wear it.

   If it applies, accept it.

2. He realized if the shoe fits, he should take the compliment.

   He realized if the compliment applies, he should accept it.

3. Upon hearing the feedback, she accepted it, thinking, 'if the shoe fits.'

   Upon hearing the feedback, she accepted it, thinking, 'if it applies.'