fill the bill

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fill the bill and fit the bill

to be acceptable. Jane: I need some string. Tom: Here's some twine. Will it fill the bill? I need cloth to make a shirt. This muslin ought to fit the bill.

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Fill the bill in some prominent part, and you'll never be suspected of doubling it with another of equal prominence. The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context More results

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