“If the”

The following 4 entries include the term If the.

if the cap fits

phrase

used to say that something said about a person is true and the person should accept it as true

if the shoe fits

phrase

used to say that something said or suggested about a person is true and that the person should accept it as true

if (the) worse comes to (the) worst

phrase

: if the worst possible thing happens

if (the) worst comes to (the) worst

phrase

: if the worst possible thing happens


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