If the Shoe Fits, Wear It——如果是真的，就承認吧

** if something applies to you, acknowledge or accept it; if something said or suggested about a person is true, that person should accept it as true.

~~如果是真的，就承認吧；如果覺得合適，就接受吧；建議或批評如果中肯，就接受吧；如果某件事是對的，你應該接受；如果真的做了，就早點承認了吧；有錯認錯，知錯就改；有則改之，無則加勉。

~~ if the truth be known; you should accept criticism or responsibility; if push comes to shove; if the worst comes to the worst; if you cannot accept the pressure, give up the responsibility; if you can't handle the heat, get out of the kitchen

!! The original expression appeared in 1714 in Moliere, by John Ozell: "if the cap fits, put it on," which alluded to a fool's cap.

最初的表達出現在一七一四年約翰 · 奧澤爾所著的《莫里哀》中：“如果帽子合適，就戴上它”，這暗指傻瓜的帽子。

!! The replacement of cap by a shoe probably gained currency through the Cinderella fairy tale, in which the prince sought her out by means of the shoe she lost at the ball.

用鞋代替帽可能是透過灰姑娘童話故事而流行起來。故事中，王子透過灰姑娘在舞會上失去的鞋找到了她。

>> We want our staffs to be honest and responsible; if the shoe fits, wear it.

我們希望我們的員工誠實、負責；如果你犯了錯誤是真的，就承認吧。

>> The CEO’s dissatisfaction and comments are not necessarily directed to you, but if the shoe fits, wear it!

執行長的不滿和評論不一定針對你，但如果覺得合適，就接受吧！

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