Phrase guide

fit like a glove

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: simile

Examples

  • This dress fits like a glove! How did you know my size?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: com l'anell al dit — to be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size
  • Czech: padnout jako ulitý — to be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size
  • Finnish: sopia kuin valettu — to be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size
  • Finnish: sopia kuin nakutettu — to be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size
  • Finnish: sopia kuin nyrkki silmään — to be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size
  • French: aller comme un gant — to be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size
  • German: wie angegossen passen — to be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size
  • Hungarian: mintha ráöntötték volna — to be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size
  • Icelandic: falla eins og flís við rass — to be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size
  • Japanese: ぴったりだ (pittari-da) — to be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size
  • Polish: pasować w sam raz — to be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size
  • Polish: pasować jak ulał — to be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size
  • Portuguese: servir como uma luva — to be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size
  • Portuguese: cair como uma luva — to be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size
  • Portuguese: caber como uma luva — to be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size
  • Portuguese: assentar como uma luva — to be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size
  • Russian: влитой (vlitoj) — to be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size
  • Spanish: sentar como un guante — to be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size
  • Spanish: como anillo al dedo — to be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size
  • Swedish: passa som hand i handske — to be a perfect fit, to be exactly the right size