If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen

1. Don't take on a job if you are unwilling to face its pressures.

Notes

This saying was a favorite of President Harry S. Truman .

Idioms and Phrases

If the pressure or stress is too great, leave or give up. For example, It'll take a lot of weekend overtime to finish, so if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen . This folksy adage has been ascribed to President Harry S. Truman, who certainly said it and may have originated it. [c. 1950]