suffice for (someone or something)
suffice for (someone or something)
1. To be adequate, satisfactory, or well suited to some particular purpose. A gift voucher really won't suffice for an anniversary present, Mary. This place will suffice for a temporary office while our building is being renovated.
2. To meet or satisfy someone's needs, desires, or demands. I really don't need anything elaborate for lunch. A bowl of soup and a ham and cheese sandwich would suffice for me. A steady job and a house in the suburbs may suffice for some people, but I crave more adventure in my life!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
suffice for someone or something
to be sufficient for someone or something. This serving will suffice for me. Did you get enough? Will this suffice for you?
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- suffice for
- suffice it to say
- suffice to say...
- suffice
- suffice (it) to say
- lend itself to
- lend itself to (something)
- gear toward
- gear toward (someone or something)
- the next best thing