off-the-peg
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6.0
- adjective
- /ˌɒf ðə ˈpɛg/
- UK
:
de talla estándar
- She prefers buying off-the-peg dresses instead of having them tailored.
- an off-the-peg suit
It's like the difference between off the peg and bespoke.
- It's like the difference between off the peg and bespoke.
Examples
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Many shoppers find it convenient to purchase off-the-peg clothing for everyday wear.
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We bought it off the peg.
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It's like the difference between off the peg and bespoke.
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And I tried on some off-the-peg white numbers.
Blog text (3) -
You can buy a suit off the peg, or snooty gentlemen tailors will make you one to measure.
Fiction book (1991) -
Is an off-the-peg solution best or a tailor-made solution (using an Elancer or Guru developer, for example)?
Blog text (18) -
This store offers a variety of off-the-peg suits in standard sizes.
Synonyms
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4.4
Clothes made in standard sizes and sold in stores, not made for one person
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3.3
An item you can buy and use right away that is not made for you
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3.5
Clothes made in standard sizes that are sold in stores
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4.1
Made in common sizes and sold ready to use
Antonyms
How Ready-made
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Off-the-peg comes from shops where clothes were hung on a peg so customers could take them straight 'off' and buy them at once. So off-the-peg means clothes made in standard sizes and 'ready to buy', not made just for one person.