fill the bill
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No matter what kind of dessert I’m looking for, this adaptable almond torte can fill the bill.
From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2021
But owing to the fact that we are working almost out of doors, with the elements apparently conspiring against us, it is impossible to fill the bill as we anticipated.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2019
Burns thought it might fill the bill, but he worried that it might be too lightweight a subject.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2019
Woolam wondered if a handmade version, lovingly created by crafters, would fill the bill — and fit the bra.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 22, 2017
The only unisex singular pronoun we have is it, which doesn’t always fill the bill.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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