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off-the-rack

 
Dictionary: off-the-rack
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(ôf'THə-răk', ŏf'-)
adj.
Of, relating to, or being merchandise, especially clothing, made in standard sizes; ready-made.


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Idioms: off the rack
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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.

WordNet: off-the-rack
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (of clothing) made in standard sizes
  Synonyms: off-the-shelf, off the peg, ready-to-wear

Wikipedia: Off the Rack (TV series)
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Off the Rack
Genre Sitcom
Written by Dan Guntzelman
Steve Marshall
Bob Randall
Lissa Levin
Timothy James
Larry Balmagia
Directed by Jay Sandrich (pilot)
Noam Pitlik (series)
Starring Edward Asner
Eileen Brennan
Pamela Brull
Dennis Haysbert
Sandy Simpson
Claudia Wells
R. J. Williams
Country of origin  United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 7
Production
Producer(s) Warner Bros. Television
Running time 30 minutes (with commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
Original run December 1984 (pilot)
March 15, 1985 –
April 19, 1985

Off The Rack was a comedy television series set in the Los Angeles garment industry that aired on ABC between 1984 and 1985. The series starred Ed Asner and Eileen Brennan and was originally directed by Noam Pitlik. Its taping location was the Warners Bros. Studios in Burbank, California.

It was cancelled after 6 episodes.

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