fit on (something)
fit on (something)
To attach or place something onto something else. A noun or pronoun can be used between "fit" and "on." I can't fit on these gloves—are you sure they're mine? You know, you can adjust that wrench if you can't fit it on the nut.
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fit something on(to) something
and fit something onto manage to place something onto something. See if you can fit this lid onto that jar over there. Sorry, I can't fit on this lid, because it's too big.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.