Fit the bill

The idiom fit the bill means to have the qualities or characteristics that are required for a particular purpose.

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English Idiom: Fit the bill

Fit the bill means having the qualities or characteristics required for a particular purpose.


When a company is looking to hire a new employee, it looks for someone who fits the bill.

The company wants to hire someone with the education, experience or other qualities required for the job.

Another example would be that you are working on your car, but some of your tools are missing.

Perhaps you need to remove a 15mm bolt, but you don’t have a wrench that fits the bill.


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