| Library / English Dictionary |
FILL THE BILL
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Be what is needed or be good enough for what is required
Example:
Does this restaurant fit the bill for the celebration?
Synonyms:
fill the bill; fit the bill
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "fill the bill" is one way to...):
conform to; fill; fit; fulfil; fulfill; meet; satisfy (fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
