«تُوبْ غِيرَكْ مَا يْخِيلْشْ عَلِيكْ»

The image is of clothing cut for a different body: however fine it is, it hangs awkwardly on the wrong wearer. In the same way, wealth or adornment taken from others and worn for display never quite fits the person flaunting it, and onlookers sense the mismatch.

The proverb works as a warning and a gentle mockery aimed at anyone who parades things they do not own as if they were theirs. Its point is that such a show rarely lasts; sooner or later the truth surfaces and the would-be impressive person is left exposed and humiliated.

Aim it at someone dressing up in borrowed clothes, jewelry or other possessions and passing them off as their own. It can come as advice before the display goes too far, or as a dry comment once the pretense has been seen through.