- fit (or fill) the bill
- fit (or fill) the billbe suitable for a particular purpose.→ the Bill
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fit (or fill) the bill
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fill the bill — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be just what is needed; be good enough for something; be just right. * /The boss was worried about hiring a deaf boy, but after he tried Tom out for a few weeks, he said that Tom filled the bill./ * /I thought I would… … Dictionary of American idioms
fill the bill — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be just what is needed; be good enough for something; be just right. * /The boss was worried about hiring a deaf boy, but after he tried Tom out for a few weeks, he said that Tom filled the bill./ * /I thought I would… … Dictionary of American idioms
fill\ the\ bill — • fit the bill • fill the bill v. phr. informal To be just what is needed; be good enough for something; be just right. The boss was worried about hiring a deaf boy, but after he tried Tom out for a few weeks, he said that Tom filled the bill. I… … Словарь американских идиом
fill the bill — verb be what is needed or be good enough for what is required Does this restaurant fit the bill for the celebration? • Syn: ↑fit the bill • Hypernyms: ↑meet, ↑fit, ↑conform to • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
fill the bill — or fit the bill phrasal to be exactly what is needed ; be suitable … New Collegiate Dictionary
fit the bill — verb be what is needed or be good enough for what is required Does this restaurant fit the bill for the celebration? • Syn: ↑fill the bill • Hypernyms: ↑meet, ↑fit, ↑conform to • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
fill the bill — Synonyms and related words: advance, advantage, answer, avail, be OK, be equal to, be handy, be of use, be right, bear, befit, befitting, benefit, bestead, do, do it, do the job, do the trick, fit, forward, fulfill, get by, give good returns, go… … Moby Thesaurus
fit the bill — See: FILL THE BILL … Dictionary of American idioms
fit the bill — See: FILL THE BILL … Dictionary of American idioms
fit\ the\ bill — • fit the bill • fill the bill v. phr. informal To be just what is needed; be good enough for something; be just right. The boss was worried about hiring a deaf boy, but after he tried Tom out for a few weeks, he said that Tom filled the bill. I… … Словарь американских идиом
