fit in

fit in idiom
  1. Also, fit into. Provide a place or time for. For example, We can't fit in another appointment—there's no time, or That tree won't fit into the hole you've dug. [Late 1600s]
  2. fit in with. Be suited to, belong. For example, I just don't fit in with this group, or Her mood fitted in with the sad occasion.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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