suit someone to a T

suit someone to a T
suit someone to a T & fit someone to a T
to be very appropriate for someone. •

This kind of job suits me to a T.

This is Sally's kind of house. It fits her to a T.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • suit someone down to the ground — british phrase to be very convenient or suitable for someone Working at home on Fridays suits him down to the ground. Thesaurus: to be good enough or as good as expectedsynonym Main entry: suit …   Useful english dictionary

  • suit someone down to the ground — suit (someone) down to the ground informal if something suits someone down to the ground, it suits them perfectly, usually because it is convenient for them. She has a young child so working from home suits her down to the ground …   New idioms dictionary

  • suit someone down to the ground — Brit. be extremely convenient or appropriate for someone. → suit …   English new terms dictionary

  • suit someone down to the ground — British to be very convenient or suitable for someone Working at home on Fridays suits him down to the ground …   English dictionary

  • suit down to the ground — suit (someone) down to the ground informal if something suits someone down to the ground, it suits them perfectly, usually because it is convenient for them. She has a young child so working from home suits her down to the ground …   New idioms dictionary

  • suit */*/*/ — I UK [suːt] / US [sut] verb [transitive] Word forms suit : present tense I/you/we/they suit he/she/it suits present participle suiting past tense suited past participle suited 1) to be convenient or suitable for someone The after school programme …   English dictionary

  • suit — noun 1》 a set of outer clothes made of the same fabric and designed to be worn together, typically consisting of a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt.     ↘a set of clothes for a particular activity: a jogging suit.     ↘informal a high… …   English new terms dictionary

  • suit — [so͞ot] n. [ME sute, a pursuit, action of suing, garb, set of garments, sequence < OFr suite < VL * sequita, fem. pp. of sequere, to follow < L sequi, to follow: see SEQUENT] 1. a) a set of clothes to be worn together; now, esp., a coat… …   English World dictionary

  • someone's strong suit — someone’s strong suit phrase something that someone does well Tact has never been his strong suit. Thesaurus: skill, talent and abilitysynonym Main entry: suit …   Useful english dictionary

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