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Old 25-Sep-2005, 07:49
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Check your answer here.
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OH ! you got me this time
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Did you go for cheap or expensive?
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I got mine right
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If something fits the bill, it is what is required.
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I was looking for an English site and usingenglish just fits the bill.
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I am a native U.S. citizen...I have always seen this expression written as "Fill the bill". Perhaps it's written differently in the UK?
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Not the only one that got lost in translation
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