made for each other

Idioms  

1. Also, made for one another. Perfectly suited, as in Pat and Peter were just made for each other, or, as Samuel Richardson put it in Clarissa (1751): “Her features are all harmony, and made for one another.” The use of made for in the sense of “fitted for” dates from the late 1100s.

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Example Sentences

"We saw that Penn Engineering's propulsion system and our tiny electronic computers were just made for each other," says Blaauw.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

I, too, can be persuaded by the intoxicating ways in which chocolate and olive oil somehow seem made for each other.

From Salon • Dec. 1, 2022

The family said Kelly hit it off with Ian at her 30th birthday party and they were "made for each other", adding she and Phoebe were like "best mates".

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2021

And she and Winslet seem made for each other.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2021

I think they were made for each other.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy