Question

If the Shoe Fits, Wear It If a remark applies to you, you should admit that it is true.

Accepted Answer

Some students never clean up after art class. I'm not mentioning names, but if the shoe fits , wear it. This proverb comes from an older expression popular in the 1700s, "If the cap fits, put it on." The "cap" referred to was a dunce cap. As the years went by, the "cap" in the saying changed to "slipper," perhaps because of the popularity of the story of Cinderella. A playwright in the early 1900s wrote, "If the slipper fits, wear it." Later "slipper" changed to "shoe." The idea is clear: Accept a comment that refers to you as you would wear a shoe that fits your foot.

Idiom	If the Shoe Fits, Wear It
Example	Some students never clean up after art class. I'm not mentioning names, but if the shoe fits , wear it.
Meaning	If a remark applies to you, you should admit that it is true.
Origin	This proverb comes from an older expression popular in the 1700s, "If the cap fits, put it on." The "cap" referred to was a dunce cap. As the years went by, the "cap" in the saying changed to "slipper," perhaps because of the popularity of the story of Cinderella. A playwright in the early 1900s wrote, "If the slipper fits, wear it." Later "slipper" changed to "shoe." The idea is clear: Accept a comment that refers to you as you would wear a shoe that fits your foot.

Wear Shoe Fits Cap Changed Students Clean Art