filling the bill

phrase

variants or fitting the bill
present participle of fill the bill
as in doing
to be fitting or proper We finally found an apartment that filled the bill.

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“Filling the bill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filling%20the%20bill. Accessed 29 Mar. 2023.

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