Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - suit

~1 n 1 »CLOTHES« a set of clothes made of the same material, usually including a jacket (=short coat) with trousers or a skirt  (a cream linen suit | a grey winter suit)  (- see also morning suit) 2 jogging/swim suit a piece or pieces of clothing used for a special purpose  (- see also boiler suit, shell suit, wet suit) 3 »CARDS« one of the four types of cards in a set of playing cards 4 »LAW« an argument brought to a court of law by a private person or company, not by the police or government; lawsuit  (file suit (=bring an argument to a court of law)) 5 sb's strong suit especially AmE something that you are good at  (Politeness is not his strong suit.) 6 plead/press your suit old use to ask a woman to marry you  (- see also in your birthday suit birthday (2), follow suit follow (15)) ~2 v 1 to be acceptable or convenient for a particular person or in a particular situation  (Finding a date that suits us all is very difficult. | Buy a database program to suit your needs. | suit sb (fine) spoken (=be completely acceptable))  ("Eight o'clock?" "That suits me fine." | suit sb down to the ground (=be exactly right for someone))  (Yup, this little car suits me down to the ground.) 2 (not in passive) to make someone look attractive  (That coat really suits Paul. | Red suits you.)  (- see fit1) 3 well/best/ideally suited to have the right qualities to do something  (Dirk would be ideally suited to the job.) 4 suit yourself spoken used to tell someone they can do whatever they want to, even though it annoys you  ("I don't really feel like going out after all." "Suit yourself.") 5 suit sb's book BrE informal to fit well into someone's plans suit sth to sth phr v formal to make something exactly right for something else  (Suit the punishment to the crime, I say.)