fit for
fit (one) for (something)
1. To measure one's body for an article of clothing (to ensure that it will fit well). Don't worry, the seamstress is coming today to fit you for your dress. At tomorrow's rehearsal, we'll fit all of you for your costumes. Fellas, here's the store info—go here, and they'll fit you for tuxes for the wedding.
2. To ideally prepare or equip one to do something. His time as a medic really fit him for a career as a trauma surgeon after his tour of duty. I know Mark went to a really expensive prep school. I wonder if he felt it truly fit him for college. I know you've babysat a lot, but nothing can really fit you for parenthood, other than becoming a parent.
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fit someone for something
1. to measure someone for something. I have to fit him for his tuxedo. I'll take his measurements and get to work on it. She was fitted for her gown in only one afternoon.
2. to prepare someone for something; to make someone suitable for some purpose or activity. His education did not fit him for working with children. Her temperament does not fit her for this kind of work.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.