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fit like a glove
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.
Example Sentences
"They made sure every number was perfect so my dress would fit like a glove," she says.
Everything fit like a glove, and once again, Seven found herself in awe of her new friend’s talent.
“In the first few minutes, we realized our interests fit like a glove,” Nelson recalls.
That guilt would fade upon arriving at USC, where Dye has fit like a glove in Riley’s offense.
But I ended up having to go on, and the role fit like a glove.
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