fits Idiom, Proverb

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by fits and starts

irregularly, with many stops and starts By fits and starts the company was finally able to begin business.

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fits and starts

moving unevenly, stop and go The new crew worked in fits and starts, not at a steady pace.

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if the shoe fits wear it

that what is said in general can also be said of an individual person You shouldn

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if the shoe fits, wear it

if what is being said in general describes you then it probably means you He was complaining that most of the workers at his company were lazy. However his friend looked at him and said that if the shoe fits, wear it.

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have a fit fits/throw a fit

1．have a sudden illness with stiffness or jerking of the body．突然发作而痉挛
He suffers from epilepsy；that's why he had a fit yesterday．他患有癫痫病，所以昨天他痉挛不止。
2．become angry or upset发怒
When Bell decided to drop out of college，his parents had fits．当比尔决定退学时，他父母很生气。
He had a fit when he learned about his son's misbehaviour at school．当听到他儿子在校表现不好时，他大发脾气。

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have a fit/have fits/throw a fit

1．have a sudden illness with stiffness or jerking of the body．突然发作而痉挛
He suffers from epilepsy；that's why he had a fit yesterday．他患有癫痫病，所以昨天他痉挛不止。
2．become angry or upset发怒
When Bell decided to drop out of college，his parents had fits．当比尔决定退学时，他父母很生气。
He had a fit when he learned about his son's misbehaviour at school．当听到他儿子在校表现不好时，他大发脾气。

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have a have fits/throw a fit

1．have a sudden illness with stiffness or jerking of the body．突然发作而痉挛
He suffers from epilepsy；that's why he had a fit yesterday．他患有癫痫病，所以昨天他痉挛不止。
2．become angry or upset发怒
When Bell decided to drop out of college，his parents had fits．当比尔决定退学时，他父母很生气。
He had a fit when he learned about his son's misbehaviour at school．当听到他儿子在校表现不好时，他大发脾气。

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If the cap fits, wear it

This idiom means that if the description is correct, then it is describing the truth, often when someone is being criticised. ('If the shoe fits, wear it' is an alternative)

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by fits and starts|by fits and jerks|fits|jerks|st

adv. phr. With many stops and starts, a little now and a little more later; not all the time; irregularly. He had worked on the invention by fits and starts for several years. You will never get anywhere if you study just by fits and starts.
Compare: FROM TIME TO TIME, OFF AND ON.

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give fits|fits|give

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 TIME.

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have a fit|fit|fits|have|have fits|throw|throw a f

v. phr. 1. To have a sudden illness with stiffness or jerking of the body. Our dog had a fit yesterday. 2. informal To become angry or upset. Father will throw a fit when he sees the dent in the car. Howard will have a fit when he learns that he lost the election. When John decided to drop out of college, his parents had fits.

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if the shoe fits, wear it|fit|fits|if|shoe|wear

If what is said describes you, you are meant. A proverb. I won't say who, but some children are always late. If the shoe fits, Wear it.

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fits and starts, by

fits and starts, by
Also, in fits and starts. With irregular intervals of action and inaction, spasmodically, as in The campaign is proceeding by fits and starts. This expression began in the late 1500s as by fits, the noun fit meaning a “paroxysm” or “seizure”; starts was added about a century later.

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give someone fits

give someone fits
see have a fit.

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have fits

have fits
see have a fit.