made-to-measure

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Also, tailor-made. Fashioned to fit a particular need or purpose, very suitable. For example, Jane finds her new position is made to measure for her, or This bridge club is tailor-made for Max. Originally referring to clothes made to fit a particular person very precisely, these terms have been used figuratively since the mid-1900s. Also see made to order.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - syet efter mål, skræddersyet

Français (French)
adj. - fait sur mesures

Deutsch (German)
adj. - maßgeschneidert

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (ενδυμ.) (ραμμένος) επί μέτρω

Italiano (Italian)
fatto su misura

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - feito sob medida

Русский (Russian)
сделанный на заказ

Español (Spanish)
adj. - hecho a la medida

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - måttsydd, skräddarsydd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
衣鞋等定做的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 衣鞋等定做的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 몸에 꼭 맞는, 타고난 성미에 딱 맞는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 誂えの

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתאים להפליא, לפי הזמנה (בגד)‬

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American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read