[shoe] See: [COMFORTABLE AS AN OLD SHOE], [COMMON AS AN OLD SHOE], [FILL ONE'S SHOES], [IF THE SHOE FITS, WEAR IT], [IN ONE'S SHOES], [SHAKE IN ONE'S SHOES], [SADDLE SHOE], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

fit

[fit] See: [BY FITS AND STARTS], [GIVE FITS], [HAVE A FIT] or [HAVE FITS], [IF THE SHOE FITS, WEAR IT], [SEE FIT] also [THINK FIT], [SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

give fits

[give fits] {v. phr.} {informal} To upset; bother very much. * /Paul's higher grades give John fits./ * /The short guard gave his tall opponent fits./ Compare: [GIVE A HARD […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

fill one's shoes

[fill one's shoes] {v. phr.} To take the place of another and do as well; to substitute satisfactorily for. * /When Jack got hurt, the coach had nobody to fill […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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