245. Off the Peg - Idioms - Clothes - Off the peg / Off the Rack

Off the peg : 기성복의, 표준규격으로 나오는, 표준화된 제품인

Off the Rack : 기성복의, 표준규격으로 나오는, 표준화된 제품인

 

Off the peg clothing comes in standard sizes and standard colors

When you buy clothes, you can either buy them off the peg or you could go to a tailor to get them bespoke

Off the peg in the British phrase , off the rack in Amerian phrase

I bought this suit off the peg, I would love to have a tailor-made bespoke suit form Simson but very expensive

If you buy something off the beg, you just go into a shop and buy it and it's there immediately

I bought a suit off the rack

Usually use it for particularly clothing but you can apply for other things

A boat that he didn't buy it off the rack, he had it specially made for himself

ready-made, not bespoke, not tailor-made

opposite to something specially made, bespoke, tailor-made, made exactly for you, custom-made, made to measure

You can buy shoes off the peg or you can buy bespoke shoes which is more expensive but they fit you so much better

 

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