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[00:13.35] Welcome to The English We Speak. Hello I'm Feifei…

[00:16.86] …and hello, I'm Rob. Feifei, why the sad face?

[00:20.60] It's not a sad face, it's an angry face.

[00:24.36] Oh no, has someone upset you?

[00:26.37] They sure have. I've just overheard Neil saying I have no fashion sense – he says I dress like I'm living in the 1980s!

[00:34.86] Ouch!

[00:35.87] And he says my clothes are uncoordinated and dated!

[00:40.11] Well, Feifei. I hate to say it, but if the cap fits…

[00:45.37] What cap? I don't wear hats.

[00:48.36] No, Feifei. I mean, the criticism is probably true and you should accept it. In other words, he's probably right.

[00:56.10] Hmm! Rob, I can't believe you agree with Neil!

[01:00.86] Let's hear some examples, shall we?

[01:04.86] Examples

[01:05.11] A: My boyfriend calls me messy and untidy - what a cheek!

[01:09.61] B: Well, if the cap fits.

[01:12.11] You say your teacher thinks you're lazy because you never do your homework? Well, if the cap fits!

[01:19.86] A: They think I ate all the biscuits because I was the only one in the kitchen last night.

[01:25.11] B: Well, if the cap fits!

[01:32.26] This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English and we're finding out about the phrase

[01:36.89] 'if the cap fits', which means you agree with someone's criticism or an opinion about you - and

[01:42.64] you should accept it. But Rob, I can't accept what Neil said about my fashion sense.

[01:49.65] So you're saying, in your case, the cap doesn't fit?

[01:53.64] Exactly. But Neil is rude, unkind and tactless.

[01:57.64] Absolutely!

[01:58.64] And you are the same for agreeing with him. So Rob, 'if the cap fits'…

[02:03.89] I know… I should wear it! Actually, Feifei, your clothes aren't that bad. You look very fashionable in fact.

[02:11.40] You're a hypocrite too. Rob, keep wearing that cap!

[02:15.64] Fair enough. See ya.

[02:17.39] Bye.