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Directors didn't know what to do with me in college. I didn't really sound like a belter. I didn't look like a soprano. But in New York, I was in the right place at the right time, where my unusualness fit the bill.
Jessie Mueller

Meaning of "fit the bill" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FIT THE BILL

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIT THE BILL

fit
fit as a fiddle
fit in
fit note
fit out
fit to be tied
fit up
fit-up
fitch
fitchet
fitchew
fitful
fitfully
fitfulness
fitly
fitment
fitna
fitness
fitness centre
fitness fanatic

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIT THE BILL

bank bill
bill
dollar bill
double bill
fill the bill
finance bill
heating bill
hospital bill
omnibus bill
phone bill
private bill
private member´s bill
public bill
senate bill
show bill
tax bill
trade bill
Treasury bill
true bill
twin bill
wage bill

Synonyms and antonyms of fit the bill in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FIT THE BILL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fit the bill» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of fit the bill
fit

Translation of «fit the bill» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIT THE BILL

Find out the translation of fit the bill to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fit the bill from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fit the bill» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

适合票据
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ajustarse a la ley
570 millions of speakers

English

fit the bill
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिल फिट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صالح مشروع القانون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отвечать всем требованиям
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caber a conta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিল মাপসই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

s´adapter à la loi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sesuai dengan rang undang-undang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

passen die Rechnung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

目的にかなう
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이 법안 에 맞게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pas karo tagihan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phù hợp với những
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மசோதாவுக்கு பொருந்தும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बिल फिट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tasarıya uygun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

misura la fattura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pasowały
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відповідати всім вимогам
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

se potrivesc proiectul de lege
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταιριάζει το νομοσχέδιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pas die wetsontwerp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

passar räkningen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

passer regningen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fit the bill

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIT THE BILL»

The term «fit the bill» is very widely used and occupies the 8.177 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fit the bill

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4 QUOTES WITH «FIT THE BILL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fit the bill.
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Carl Honore
When moms stayed home, it was easier just to let the kids play around the house. But as women entered the workplace and the extended family dissolved, someone else had to pick up the slack on the child-care front. Extracurricular activities fit the bill perfectly, promising not only supervision but also enrichment.
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Rush Limbaugh
Liberals are some of the most arrogant, condescending smart alecks, but they're just pure ignorant, and they fit the bill of people who have no love and no respect for the founding of this country.
3
William Moseley
I was up for 'Harry Potter' way, way back. But I don't quite fit the bill, I think.
4
Jessie Mueller
Directors didn't know what to do with me in college. I didn't really sound like a belter. I didn't look like a soprano. But in New York, I was in the right place at the right time, where my unusualness fit the bill.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIT THE BILL»

Discover the use of fit the bill in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fit the bill and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cartoons that Fit the Bill: An Editorial Cartoon Book about ...
Cartoons That Fit the Bill is just the ticket (no pun intended) to take a light-hearted look at the cast of characters in the political arena.
John R. Rose, 1996
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Common Errors in English Usage
... syllable of “physical” is often omitted in pronunciation, making it sound like the unrelated word “fiscal.” Sound that unaccented “I” distinctly. fit the bill/fill the bill Originally a “bill” was any piece of writing, especially a legal document (we still ...
Paul Brians, 2003
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You Fit the Bill for a Perfect Friend
Rainy days never get you down. When I lose my way, you bring me back to shore. Friends who make a splash wherever they go and those who love the popular classic ducks of Suzy's Zoo? will be delighted to receive this gift of appreciation.
Suzy Spafford, 2004
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Immigration Reform and America's Unchosen Future
The people who do fit the bill drive pickup trucks with mounted rifles in the West Virginia or Idaho mountains, I suppose, and I have not met them. If, on the other hand, Scott went on, white nationalism meant "wholehearted opposition to the ...
Jr. Graham, 2008
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Dutch Oven Cajun and Creole
Features recipes for cooking Creole and Cajun food with a dutch oven, including ideas for breakfasts, main dishes, breads, sides, and desserts.
Bill Ryan, 2012
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The War on Civil Liberties: How Bush and Ashcroft Have ...
Anonymous officials of the CIA said that Arar's treatment fit the bill of a covert “ extraordinary rendition”—the practice of turning over “low-level, suspected terrorists to foreign intelligence services, some of which are 122 THE WAR ON CIVIL ...
Elaine Cassel, 2007
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The Mirror of Parliament for the ... Session of the ... ...
My object in this is, to render it optional with the different communities in Ireland to which the Bill has reference to take or refuse corporations as they may think fit. The Bill now before the Committee divides the towns in Ireland affected by it into  ...
John Henry Barrow, 1840
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The Triangle Fire, Protocols Of Peace: And Industrial ...
Prohibition and other restrictive labor laws fit the bill.27 Building on social scientific as well as moral arguments, then, the FIC, in 1913, presented a bill that called for the elimination of all night work for women between the hours of 10:00 P.m. ...
Richard Greenwald, 2011
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When Love Is Undefined
If you fit the bill, she now wants to hear the magic words. If you don't fit the bill, then she gradually plans her exit strategy. The same thing is applicable to a man as well. The question now is, were they in love when they first met. Irrespective of if ...
I. Williams, 2011
10
The Kansas City Medical Record: A Monthly Journal of ...
Thus one writes in making his application: 'I am a graduate of the Medical College of , and I think I can fit the bill. Is there any vacancies now? Is the examination as rigid as reported? I am a lover of surgery and hope 1 will fit the bill.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIT THE BILL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fit the bill is used in the context of the following news items.
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Soul Benefactor, JJL Band fit the bill at local concerts this week
Soul Benefactor brings its timeless classics and distinct sounds to Tate-Evans Town Park for this week's Banner Elk Concerts in the Park. «Avery Journal Times, Jul 15»
2
Report: Mets and Brewers have had trade talks involving Aramis …
Sure we needed a shortstop and Jean Segura fit the bill and has still fit the bill. But he didn't really have anything backing him up with his minor ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
3
Growing The Technology Of 'Green Walls'
"We felt that their design… seemed to fit the bill for what we needed." SH Group worked with AgroSci on three projects, two in Miami Beach and ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
4
The Supermassive Black Hole That's Growing Impossibly Fast
Only a black hole can really fit the bill as an explanation for what this unseen object can be. Disturbingly though, this is just a middle-of-the-road ... «Gizmodo Australia, Jul 15»
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Review: 'Hannibal' Season 3, Episode 6, 'Dolce': Dinner For Three
It's always frustrating to encounter a 13-episode season that still feels padded, and this one has definitely fit the bill so far. Still, next week ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
6
This Is the New Sex Tourism Destination
If part of the sex tourism thrill is “finding new destinations,” these Southeast Asian countries, once closed to the world, fit the bill. Only a few years ago, hardly ... «OZY, Jul 15»
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Bacterial Endocarditis Increases Stroke Risk for Longer Period than …
... endocarditis) and found 2,275 people who fit the bill. To determine the relationship between endocarditis and stroke, they compared the risk ... «Cornell Chronicle, Jul 15»
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FTII row: Centre struggles to defend appointment of Gajendra …
... I&B ministry was left with. And Chauhan fit the bill mainly for fact that he agreed to make himself available full-time at the institute,” they said. «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
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Review - Quartetto Di Cremona at the Wesley Chapel in Harrogate
Given the festivals chosen theme of creating a sense of place it is hard to imagine artists who could better fit the bill. Yet all too soon it seemed it ... «Harrogate Informer, Jul 15»
10
Private Equity Firm HGGC Plants Stake In Marketing Platform Selligent
This technology breed doesn't fit the bill of a traditional marketing automation system, whose specialty was email. Selligent is an email service ... «AdExchanger, Jul 15»

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