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off the peg
off the peg
(British) also off the hook (American & Australian) if you buy clothes off the peg, you buy them in a standard size from a shop rather than having them made specially for you If I buy trousers off the peg, they're always too short.
See have down to a fine art, off hands, be out of head
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Filippa | | fee-LIP-pah (Swedish) | Russian, Greek, Swedish, Italian |
Caecilia | | - | German, Ancient Roman |
Arkady | | ahr-KAH-dee | Russian |
Alain | | al-EN | French |
Prune | | - | French |
Noam | | - | Hebrew |