fit\ the\ bill

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 thought I would need a special tool, but this wrench fills the bill.


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