lend oneself or itself to

lend oneself or itself to something

Fig. [for someone or something] to be adaptable to something; [for someone or something] to be useful for something. This room doesn't lend itself to bright colors. John doesn't lend himself to casual conversation. I don't think that this gown lends itself to outdoor occasions.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hermine	her-MEE-nə (German)	German, French
Damian	['deimiən]
Otto	AW-to (German), AH-to (English), OT-to (Finnish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Ancient Germanic
Narciso	nahr-CHEE-so (Italian), nahr-THEE-so (Spanish), nahr-SEE-so (Latin American Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Salamon	-	Hungarian
TÓNi	-	Hungarian