meant for (someone)
idiom
informal
: perfectly suited for (someone)
You were meant for me and I was meant for you.
I'm not surprised that they have such a happy marriage. I always knew that they were meant for each other.
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Miranda Lambert concerts are meant for dancing and drinking — not fighting.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2024
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Woman spent 25 years stealing $1 million meant for dead aunt, feds say.
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Instead, look for products containing essential oils that are meant for ingestion, as is the case of IBgard, an over-the-counter peppermint-containing product for irritable bowel syndrome.
—Trisha Pasricha, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
Hang your art using adhesive strips meant for this purpose.
—Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2024
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2024
Read Next North Carolina Mom, daughter posing as landlords in NC stole $150,000 and went gambling, feds say
June 10, 2024 1:16 PM
Read Next
National
Woman spent 25 years stealing $1 million meant for dead aunt, feds say.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 15 July 2024
Instead, look for products containing essential oils that are meant for ingestion, as is the case of IBgard, an over-the-counter peppermint-containing product for irritable bowel syndrome.
—Trisha Pasricha, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
Hang your art using adhesive strips meant for this purpose.
—Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2024
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“Meant for (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meant%20for%20%28someone%29. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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