suit/match/fit/go with

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to suit | to fit | to match | to go with

to suit

1 — быть подходящим, устраивать

Does this time suit you?

Where can I find a good laptop to suit my needs?

2 – идти, быть к лицу, украшать

Her dress suits her perfectly.

to fit – соответствовать по размеру

These shoes don’t fit me, they are too small.

The shoes don’t fit  her.

to match – хорошо сочетаться, подходить

She wore a scarf with gloves to match.

These curtains don’t match your furniture.

They are a good match. – Они хорошая пара.

to go with – гармонировать, сопутствовать

That hat doesn’t go with this suit.

I bought a dress and a hat to go with it.

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Exercise 1. Fill in the gaps.

Choose from the list

to fit, to suit, to match, to go with=to match.

Don’t forget to change the forms of the verbs where necessary.

1. This shirt doesn’t *** me. It’s too small.

 2. This color doesn’t *** me.

 3. This shirt doesn’t *** your blue tie.

 4. The dress doesn’t *** me: it is a bit too loose in the waist and tight round the hips.

 5. The gloves don’t *** with my shoes.

 6. The jacket *** you, but the colour doesn’t *** you.

 7. What colour tie will you recommend *** my light-grey shirt?

 8. I don’t think grey shoes will *** with your brown coat.

 9. The dress is to my taste, but the price doesn’t *** me.

 10. Mary’s blue dress *** her eyes.

Exercise 2. Fill in the gaps.

Choose from the list

to fit, to suit, to match, to become=to suit, to go with/together=to match

Don’t forget to change the forms of the verbs  where necessary.

1. I’m sure you’ll be able to find a suitable dress that ***. You are a standard size.

 2. ‘I don’t think this dress *** me. I’d prefer something lighter.’ ‘Oh, no. I love you in that dress.’

 3. The jacket *** her like a glove. It looked as if it had been made for her.

 4. In the lounge everything *** the curtains: the sofa, the carpet and the cushions.

 5. Do you think this sweater and this skirt *** ? No, not really, the colours don’t quite ***.

 6. This dress doesn’t *** her. It’s tight in the waist.

 7. For every outfit, Diana has a handbag and shoes *** .

 8. Helen was trying on her pearls to see if they *** her yellow dress.

 9. She looked curiously young in her scarlet jeans and white sweater, although the clothes didn’t *** the occasion.

 10. It’s funny but the yellow walls and the black floor actually *** quite well.

Exercise 3. Translate into English.

1. Она искала шляпу в тон своему светло-коричневому пальто.

 2. Мне кажется, вам не идет этот цвет.

 3. Какого цвета шарф ты мне посоветуешь купить, чтобы он гармонировал с моим темно-синим пальто?

 4. Этот цвет мне идет, но сидит это платье на мне очень плохо.

 5. Меня не устраивает цена этих туфель.