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Verb: fit the bill
  1. Be what is needed or be good enough for what is required
    "Does this restaurant fit the bill for the celebration?";
    - fill the bill [N. Amer]

Derived forms: fitted the bill, fits the bill, fitting the bill

Type of: conform to, fill, fit, fulfil [Brit, Cdn], fulfill [N. Amer], meet, satisfy