if the cap fits, wear it

if the cap fits(, wear it)

If something (typically negative) applies to one, one should acknowledge it or accept responsibility or blame for it. I know you don't like being called unreliable, but if the cap fits, wear it. A: "Why do teachers always treat me like some kind of troublemaker?" B: "If the cap fits...."

if the cap fits, wear it

used as a way of suggesting that someone should accept a generalized remark or criticism as applying to themselves.

Early examples of this saying show that the cap in question was originally a fool's cap. The variant if the shoe fits, wear it is also found, mainly in North America.

词组	if the cap fits, wear it
释义	if the cap fits, wear it if the cap fits(, wear it) If something (typically negative) applies to one, one should acknowledge it or accept responsibility or blame for it. I know you don't like being called unreliable, but if the cap fits, wear it. A: "Why do teachers always treat me like some kind of troublemaker?" B: "If the cap fits...." See also: cap, if, wear Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. if the cap fits, wear it used as a way of suggesting that someone should accept a generalized remark or criticism as applying to themselves. Early examples of this saying show that the cap in question was originally a fool's cap. The variant if the shoe fits, wear it is also found, mainly in North America. See also: cap, if, wear Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: (one) could use (something) drive (one) out of office force (one) out of office force out of office give (one) (one's) head give head give somebody their head give someone their head cooking for one as one door closes, another one opens
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