lend itself to
idiom
: to be good or suitable for (a purpose)
Her voice lends itself well to (singing) opera.
The topics lend themselves to classroom discussion.
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For safety reasons, common sense would lend itself to wearing a helmet.
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2025
In addition to weddings, the dress can lend itself to a number of formal events like baby showers, date nights, and luncheons.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 7 May 2025
More than safety concerns of falling rock or crisped corpses of trees, the barrenness can lend itself to a certain existential horror.
—Hannah Provost, Outside Online, 26 Apr. 2025
Often though, that knack for execution doesn’t readily lend itself to great strategy formulation.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2025
In addition to weddings, the dress can lend itself to a number of formal events like baby showers, date nights, and luncheons.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 7 May 2025
More than safety concerns of falling rock or crisped corpses of trees, the barrenness can lend itself to a certain existential horror.
—Hannah Provost, Outside Online, 26 Apr. 2025
Often though, that knack for execution doesn’t readily lend itself to great strategy formulation.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Lend itself to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lend%20itself%20to. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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