fit like a glove

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ʌv

Verb

fit like a glove (third-person singular simple present fits like a glove, present participle fitting like a glove, simple past fit like a glove or fitted like a glove, past participle fit like a glove)

1. (simile) To be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size.

   This dress fits like a glove! How did you know my size?

Translations

to be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size

• Czech: padnout jako ulitý
• Finnish: sopia kuin valettu (idiomatic), sopia kuin nakutettu (idiomatic), sopia kuin nyrkki silmään (idiomatic, jocular)
• French: aller comme un gant (fr)
• Hungarian: mintha ráöntötték volna (hu)
• Icelandic: falla eins og flís við rass (is)
• Japanese: ぴったりだ (ja) (pittari-da)
• Polish: pasować w sam raz
• Portuguese: servir como uma luva, cair como uma luva, caber como uma luva
• Spanish: sentar como un guante, como anillo al dedo (es)
• Swedish: passa som hand i handske

See also

• suit down to the ground