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reach-me-down

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reach-me-down
n Informal
1. (Clothing & Fashion)
a.  (often plural) a garment that is cheaply ready-made or second-hand
b.  (as modifier) reach-me-down finery
2. (Clothing & Fashion) (plural) trousers
3. (modifier) not original; derivative; stale a stock of reach-me-down ideas
Translations
reach-me-down [ˈriːtʃmɪˌdaʊn]
A. ADJ [ideas] → comĂșn y corriente; [clothes] → usado, de segunda mano
B. reach-me-downs NPLropa fsing usada


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