meant for (someone)
idiom
informal
: perfectly suited for (someone)
You were meant for me and I was meant for you.
I'm not surprised that they have such a happy marriage. I always knew that they were meant for each other.
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Many nonprofit and academic studies blame it on the slashing of crucial federal social-aid and housing programs under Reagan’s watch, while others say the bigger problem is that government money meant for the poor gets sucked up in bureaucracy or badly diverted.
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Kevin Fagan, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
The problem with that kind of analysis, which is really meant for venture capital investors and peaked before the dot-com bubble, is that there were too many companies that fit or almost fit the bill.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Risbergska is an adult education center, meant for those who did not complete primary or secondary school, according to the BBC.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
At the Neue Nationalgalerie, by contrast, Warhol’s eccentric view of the sculpture looked just right on a green marble monolith not meant for the display of art.
—Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Fagan, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
The problem with that kind of analysis, which is really meant for venture capital investors and peaked before the dot-com bubble, is that there were too many companies that fit or almost fit the bill.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Risbergska is an adult education center, meant for those who did not complete primary or secondary school, according to the BBC.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
At the Neue Nationalgalerie, by contrast, Warhol’s eccentric view of the sculpture looked just right on a green marble monolith not meant for the display of art.
—Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Meant for (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meant%20for%20%28someone%29. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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