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fit for

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fit someone for something 
1. to measure someone for something. I have to fit him for his tuxedo. I'll take his measurements and get to work on it. She was fitted for her gown in only one afternoon.
2. to prepare someone for something; to make someone suitable for some purpose or activity. His education did not fit him for working with children. Her temperament does not fit her for this kind of work.
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Not only were the texture and pattern uncommonly beautiful, but the clothes which were made of the stuff possessed this wonderful property that they were invisible to anyone who was not fit for his office, or who was unpardonably stupid.
The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context
The maitre d'hotel apologised to the little groups of people for the commotion-they were perhaps to blame for having employed a young man so delicate-he was scarcely fit for service.
The Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
It must be, that I am not fit for my good, profitable office
Andersen's Fairy Tales by Andersen, Hans Christian View in context
 
 
 
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