fill the bill

fill the bill
(to be suitable; to be exactly what is required: We are looking for a new car and this will fill the bill.) faire l'affaire

English-French dictionary. 2014.

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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 — or fit the bill phrasal to be exactly what is needed ; be suitable …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 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 — phrasal see fill the bill …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • fill — fillable, adj. /fil/, v.t. 1. to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water. 2. to occupy to the full capacity: Water filled the basin. The crowd filled the hall. 3. to supply to an extreme degree or plentifully: to fill …   Universalium

  • bill — bill1 biller, n. /bil/, n. 1. a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied: He paid the hotel bill when he checked out. 2. a piece of paper money worth a specified amount: a ten dollar bill. 3. Govt. a form or draft of a proposed… …   Universalium

  • bill — See: CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH, FILL THE BILL …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • bill — See: CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH, FILL THE BILL …   Dictionary of American idioms

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