off-the-rack
[ awf-th uh-rak, of- ]
/ ˈɔf ðəˈræk, ˈɒf- /
adjective
(of clothing) not made to specific or individual requirements; ready-made: off-the-rack men's suits.
Slang.
off-the-wall.
Origin of off-the-rack
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby off-the-rack
off-the-books,
off-the-cuff,
off-the-face,
off-the-job,
off-the-peg,
off-the-rack,
off-the-record,
off-the-shelf,
off-the-wall,
off-topic,
off-trail
Idioms and Phrases with off the rack
off the rack
Ready-made, as in She has all her clothes made; she never buys a dress off the rack. The rack here is a frame from which clothes are hung. [Mid-1900s] A British synonym is off the peg, similarly alluding to a knob from which clothes are hung and dating from the late 1800s. Also see off the shelf.