fit like a glove

Idioms  

1. Be the right size and well suited; also, be in conformity with. For example, That position fits him like a glove. Tobias Smollett used this simile, rather incongruously, in Humphry Clinker (1771): “The boots ... fitted me like a glove.” [Second half of 1700s] Also see to a T.

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fit like a glove

He originally wore it as a performer on the national tour more than 20 years ago, and when he was called to come back onstage, he found that it still fit like a glove.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

"They made sure every number was perfect so my dress would fit like a glove," she says.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025

If Chun is targeting someone with an Air Raid background, as well as a head coaching background, Littrell would fit like a glove.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2020

In the commercials for her jeans, Vanderbilt just seemed to want women to feel comfortable in clothing that could fit like a glove — no matter their shape or size.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 18, 2019

But later we would say, When it was finished, the dress fit like a glove.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner