Meaning
To fit like a glove
Example
Aquele vestido caiu como uma luva nela, parecia feito sob medida.
That dress fit her like a glove, it looked tailor-made.
Origin
A glove tailored perfectly fits the hand — this tailoring image gave rise to the expression in several European languages (English 'fits like a glove', French 'aller comme un gant'). Glove-making was a precise trade, and a made-to-measure glove was the classic example of the right fit.
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