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Idiom

suit one's book

Meaning

To be ideal, convenient, or satisfactory to someone.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“Changing the meeting time to Friday really suits my book.”

“He only agreed to help with the project because the new deadline happens to suit his book perfectly.”

“Although the proposal seemed generous, the director only supported the merger because it happened to suit his book regarding the company's long-term financial goals.”

Examples

simple

“Changing the meeting time to Friday really suits my book.”

contextual

“He only agreed to help with the project because the new deadline happens to suit his book perfectly.”

complex

“Although the proposal seemed generous, the director only supported the merger because it happened to suit his book regarding the company's long-term financial goals.”

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