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[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

by fits and starts

[by fits and starts] or [jerks] {adv. phr.} With many stops and starts, a little now and a little more later; not all the time; irregularly. * /He had worked […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

if the shoe fits, wear it

[if the shoe fits, wear it] If what is said describes you, you are meant. - A proverb. * /I won't say who, but some children are always late. If […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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