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to suit down to the ground

to suit down to the ground

7.6
Be perfect for someone or something
  • idiom
  • UK
translation icon : quedar como anillo al dedo
  • A remote working arrangement would suit me down to the ground as I dislike commuting.

Examples

  • The style of the house suits her down to the ground—it's exactly what she's always wanted.

  • This relaxed atmosphere suits him down to the ground after years in a stressful job.

  • This job really suits down to the ground for me!

  • The new policy suits down to the ground with our goals.

  • A remote working arrangement would suit me down to the ground as I dislike commuting.

  • The style of the house suits her down to the ground—it's exactly what she's always wanted.

  • This relaxed atmosphere suits him down to the ground after years in a stressful job.

Synonyms

to suit
vsto suit down to the ground
303 1.9

To be good for someone's needs or plans

is about being exactly right rather than merely convenient
to beseem
vsto suit down to the ground
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To be suitable for a person or occasion

is about being exactly right rather than only generally appropriate

How Suitable

ideal
203 4.2
to suit down to the ground
  • UK
7.6
to suit
303 1.9
fit
79 1.0

Surface Forms

suit down to the ground infinitive
suited down to the ground past
suited down to the ground past participle
suiting down to the ground present participle
suits down to the ground third person singular

Morphology

suit + down + to + the + ground

The verb 'suit' (to fit) combined with an intensifying phrase 'down to the ground' yields a compositional sense of being completely or perfectly suitable; a learner who knows these constituents can infer the general meaning. However, the fixed collocation and the phrasing 'down to the ground' as an intensifier is somewhat idiomatic and may not be fully predictable to a B1 learner without exposure, so transparency is partial.

Etymology

The idiom suit down to the ground may come from imagining a suit that fits so well it hangs down to the ground, showing a perfect fit. So, the phrase means 'perfectly suitable' or 'exactly right' for someone or something.