OXFORD 9000
📚 proverb • entry_id 57364

if the shoe fits, wear it

Meanings (ES + gloss)
a el que le quede el saco, que se lo ponga • al que le pique, que se rasque • al que le quepa el sayo • el que se pica, ajos come • quien se pica, ajos come
If a description fits, it is probably the case; if an insult accurately describes you, you must bear it; if you take offence at an insult that was only implicitly directed at you, you admit the insult is true enough to be recognizable.
"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."
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