Apedia

Fit Paintings Furniture Match Clothes Soft Furnishings Good

Idx 1163
Keyword fit
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence Of course you will need some old paintings to fit the furniture.
Correct Sentence Of course you will need some old paintings to match the furniture.
Cloze Error Sentence Of course you will need some old paintings to [[fit]] the furniture.
Cloze Sentence Of course you will need some old paintings to [[match]] the furniture.
Cloze Answer match
Choices fit | match
Explanation

match (or go with ) = (of clothes, soft furnishings, etc) look good when seen together: 'We chose a dark green carpet to go with our yellow curtains.' 'I can't wear blue shoes with a black skirt - they don't match.'

keep fit (WITHOUT in ): 'She keeps fit by jogging five miles every day.'

Compare: 'Cycling to work helps me to keep in shape.'

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Exercise fit jogging miles day compare cycling work

Previous card: Fit school summerhill suit size clothes shoes rings

Up to card list: Longman Dictionary of Common Errors