fill the bill
fit the bill
To be just what is needed; be good enough for something; be just right.
The boss was worried about hiring a deaf boy, but after he tried Tom out for a few weeks, he said that Tom filled the bill.
I thought I would need a special tool, but this wrench fills the bill.
fill the gap
fill in the gap
To supply a missing piece of information; provide a clue during the course of solving a mystery.
Sherlock Holmes said, "These fingerprints are bound to fill the gap in our investigation."
find out the hard way
learn the hard way
The harder or more punishing of two or more ways to solve a problem, do something, or learn something. Used with the.
The mayor refused the help of the crooks and won the election the hard way by going out to meet the people.
The challenger found out the hard way that the champion's left hand had to be avoided.
fine feathers do not make fine birds
A person who wears fine clothes may not be as good as he looks. A proverb.
Mary is pretty and she wears pretty clothes, but she is very mean. Fine feathers do not make fine birds.
finger in the pie
Something to do with what happens; part interest or responsibility.
Готовить предстоящее событие, быть вовлеченным, участвовать.
When the girls got up a Christmas party, I felt sure Alice had a finger in the pie.
The Jones Company was chosen to build the new hospital and we knew Mr. Smith had a finger in the pie.
Jack is a boy with a finger in every pie at school, from dramatics to football.
For information about the town development project, you should talk to John Brown. He has a finger in every pie.
Если вам нужна информация о проекте развития города, вам следует поговорить с Джоном. Он в курсе многих дел.
Did I tell you my boss is threatening to fire me because I'm too weird? But I don't really care because I've got all my other jobs. On Monday I’m a fire eater, on Tuesdays I'm a brain surgeon, on Wednesdays I'm a clown, on Thursdays I'm an astronaut and on Fridays I'm... a traffic warden. I've got my fingers in many pies!
Я говорил вам, мой шеф грозится уволить меня, потому что я слишком странный? Но меня это действительно не волнует, потому что у меня есть много других профессий. В понедельник я глотатель огня, по вторникам я нейрохирург, по средам я клоун, по четвергам я астронавт, а по пятницам я... инспектор дорожного движения! У меня действительно много занятий!
first out of the gate
Быть первым в каком-нибудь деле.
He was first out of the gate in the effort to raise money for the new concert hall.
Он первым предпринял попытки по сбору денег на новый концертный зал.
first thing off the bat
Immediately; at once.
He called home from Paris first thing off the bat as he stepped off the plane.
flash in the pan
A person or thing that starts out well but does not continue.
The new quarterback was a flash in the pan.
Mary got 100 on the first test in arithmetic but it was just a flash in the pan because she failed in arithmetic.