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See: CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH, FILL THE BILL.

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clean bill of health

[clean bill of health] {n. phr.} 1. A certificate that a person or animal has no infectious disease. * /The government doctor gave Jones a clean bill of health when […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

fill the bill

[fill the bill] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be just what is needed; be good enough for something; be just right. * /The boss was worried about hiring a deaf boy, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

pad the bill

[pad the bill] {v. phr.} To add false expenses to a bill; make a bill larger than it really was. * /The salesman padded the bill for his traveling expenses […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[old bill] or [the old bill] {n.} A policeman or the police collectively. British slang (Wikipedia)

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