# if the shoe fits, wear it

> English word · Proverb

## Definitions
1. 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.
2. If it works, there is not a problem using it. Often a response to being judged when using an incorrect tool.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/if-the-shoe-fits-wear-it