fill the bill
Be entirely adequate
To fill the bill is to meet requirements or serve a purpose adequately.
The phrase comes from theatrical billing—if an act fills the bill, it satisfies what was advertised.
Now used broadly: We needed a quick dinner, and takeout filled the bill.
She wasn't my first choice, but she fills the bill.
- sufficeBe enough
- meetCome into contact
- fitProper or healthy
- suitMatched formal garments
- serveAttend to needs
do the trick · get the job done · satisfy · fulfill · come through · answer · rise to the occasion · deliver · cut it · pass muster · make the grade · appropriate · fit for purpose · step up · adequate · hit the mark · apt · proper
adequacy/suitability
fill the billfall short
Fail to reach standard
miss the mark · come up short · fall flat · disappoint · leave something to be desired
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