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off-the-peg

adjectiveC1Not compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

Off-the-peg means bought ready-made in a standard size. An off-the-peg suit.

The peg is the shop rail, and the phrase is British where Americans say off the rack. An off-the-peg solution is one that fits most cases and nobody's exactly.

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Definitions of off-the-peg

  1. 1adjectiveoff-the-pegBought ready-made in a standard size.C1

    “It was off-the-peg and altered twice, which cost more than either.”

off-the-peg is a quality.

Practised in Clothes & Fashion

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