fit someone for something

fit someone for something
fit someone for something
1. to measure someone for something. •

I have to fit him for his tuxedo. I'll take his measurements and get to work on it.

She was fitted for her gown in only one afternoon.

2. to prepare someone for something; to make someone suitable for some purpose or activity. •

His education did not fit him for working with children.

Her temperament does not fit her for this kind of work.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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