off-the-rack

[awf-thuh-rak, of-]
adjective
1.
(of clothing) not made to specific or individual requirements; ready-made: off-the-rack men's suits.
2.
Slang. off-the-wall.

Origin:
1965–70

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off-the-rack

adjective
(especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock; "a ready-made jacket"; "ready-to-wear clothes" 
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Off-the-rack is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
Example sentences
And the advice economists give to countries aspiring to prosperity no longer comes off-the-rack.
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The human brain has many unique features when compared with an off-the-rack mammalian brain.
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