Fill the bill (original) (raw)

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I. (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be what is needed or be good enough for what is required

Example:

Does this restaurant fit the bill for the celebration?

Synonyms:

fill the bill; fit the bill

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "fill the bill" is one way to...):

conform to; fill; fit; fulfil; fulfill; meet; satisfy (fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction)

Sentence frames:

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