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fills the bill

phrase

variants or fits the bill
Definition of fills the billnext
present tense third-person singular of fill the bill
as in does
to be fitting or proper We finally found an apartment that filled the bill.

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“Fills the bill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fills%20the%20bill. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.

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