Definition
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.
If it works, there is not a problem using it. Often a response to being judged when using an incorrect tool.
In Context
- ""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.""
Also Said As
- if the cap fits, wear it
- if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck