fit the bill

See: FILL THE BILL.

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fill 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, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bill

[bill] See: [CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH], [FILL THE BILL]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[pad the bill] {v. phr.} To add false expenses to a bill; make a bill larger than it really was. * /The salesman padded the bill for his traveling expenses […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

foot the bill

[foot the bill] {v. phr.} To cover the expenses of; pay for something. * /The bride's father footed two-thirds of the bill for hix daughter's wedding./ Compare: [PICK UP THE […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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