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Meanings of fill the bill in English

Be what is needed or be good enough for what is required.

Usage of fill the bill in English
1
And you're just about right, Seth; it does fill the bill great.
Boy Scouts on a Long Hike; Or, To the Rescue in the Black Water ...
2
If the pictures do not literally fill the bill, they nevertheless please.
The Building of a Book / A Series of Practical Articles Written ...
3
All he needed was a big curved simitar to fill the bill.
The Lion of Petra
4
Charley Moi seemed to fill the bill as a guide, very well.
The Saddle Boys in the Grand Canyon; or, The Hermit of the Cave
5
If you could win him over, he would fill the bill.
Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross
6
Must be 'young, sound, and kind,' I reckon we can fill the bill.
Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science, Old Ser...
7
I don't see why that won't fill the bill all right.
The Radio Boys' First Wireless; Or, Winning the Ferberton Prize
8
Threat of contamination of urban area with nuclear waste ought to fill the bill.
The Big U
9
Yes; so far as appearance goes, you fill the bill.
Something New
10
Salt, pepper and lemons fill the bill in that line.
Woodcraft
11
One hundred pounds English currency will just fill the bill.
The Green Mummy
12
It would also " fill the bill" for a jolly midwinter school party.
Entertaining Made Easy
13
Never could find a man that would fill the bill.
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today
14
I think you'll fill the bill with that new suit.
Joe the Hotel Boy; Or, Winning out by Pluck
15
I am not hairy, but I will make myself so-doesthat fill the bill?
A Romance of Youth — Volume 3
16
Astrologers, she reflected unhappily, didn't quite seem to fill the bill at this particular time.
Mildred Pierce
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