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AMG October 02, 2013 09:02 AM

If the boot fits...
 
Hello, I heard this sentence in Toy Story 2 and I really don't understand it. I want to know the meaning. It is funny :)

poli October 02, 2013 09:12 AM

It's a variation of the common idiom: If the shoe fits, wear it.
The saying is so common that sometimes all you need to say is: if the fits...

AMG October 02, 2013 09:42 AM

Ohhh, interesting. And is it something like: "make me"?

poli October 02, 2013 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by AMG (Post 143725)
Ohhh, interesting. And is it something like: "make me"?

No. Significa si la oportunidad conforma con sus necesidades aprovéchala.

AMG October 02, 2013 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poli (Post 143728)
No. Significa si la oportunidad se conforma con sus necesidades aprovéchala.

Oh, ok, got it. Thanks :D

Rusty October 02, 2013 09:07 PM

If the shoe fits, wear it (often shortened to 'if the shoe fits')

AMG October 02, 2013 09:21 PM

Oh, I guess I have to go deeper on (not sure) this forum.

Mozzo October 02, 2013 09:29 PM

Some English idioms are so well known, that the phrase might omit the last words and people know the meaning anyway.

Sometimes idioms are understood in context, and even native speakers don't know the entire phrase. For example "grasping at straws" (which means to make wild guesses without any real hope of success) comes from the longer expression "A drowning man would even grasp at straws". I was over 40 years old before I heard the whole thing.

AngelicaDeAlquezar October 03, 2013 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AMG (Post 143745)
Oh, I guess I have to go deeper on (not sure) this forum.

I'd say that if it's deeper, then it should be in, but I'll let a native English-speaker to say if I'm right. ;)


@Mozzo: The same thing happens in Spanish with many well-known sayings. :)

poli October 03, 2013 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar (Post 143758)
I'd say that if it's deeper, then it should be in, but I'll let a native English-speaker to say if I'm right. ;)


@Mozzo: The same thing happens in Spanish with many well-known sayings. :)

The best way to say this is: I will have to delve deeper into this forum.


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