reach-me-down

[ reech-mee-doun ]

/ ˈritʃ miˌdaʊn /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR reach-me-down ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, adjective British.

hand-me-down.

Origin of reach-me-down

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby reach-me-down

re, REA, reach, reach for the sky, reaching jib, reach-me-down, reach rod, reacquire, react, reactance, reactant

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Example sentences from the Web for reach-me-down

Every reach-me-down that had been hanging these twenty years flapped about their limbs, hindering their progress.
The Cathedral|Joris-Karl Huysmans
It is like buying a reach-me-down suit, which I have never done.
Dodo's Daughter|E. F. Benson
And you come to me stinkin' of beer in a reach-me-down overcoat, and pretend you be the law!
Shining Ferry|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
A drama conceived in this reach-me-down fashion will scarcely have the breath of life in it.
Play-Making|William Archer

British Dictionary definitions for reach-me-down

reach-me-down

noun informal

(often plural) a garment that is cheaply ready-made or second-hand
(as modifier)reach-me-down finery

(plural) trousers

(modifier) not original; derivative; stalea stock of reach-me-down ideas

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单词	reach-me-down
释义	reach-me-down [ reech-mee-doun ] / ˈritʃ miˌdaʊn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR reach-me-down ON THESAURUS.COM noun, adjective British. hand-me-down. Origin of reach-me-down First recorded in 1860–65 Words nearby reach-me-down re, REA, reach, reach for the sky, reaching jib, reach-me-down, reach rod, reacquire, react, reactance, reactant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for reach-me-down Every reach-me-down that had been hanging these twenty years flapped about their limbs, hindering their progress. The Cathedral\|Joris-Karl Huysmans It is like buying a reach-me-down suit, which I have never done. Dodo's Daughter\|E. F. Benson And you come to me stinkin' of beer in a reach-me-down overcoat, and pretend you be the law! Shining Ferry\|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch A drama conceived in this reach-me-down fashion will scarcely have the breath of life in it. Play-Making\|William Archer British Dictionary definitions for reach-me-down reach-me-down noun informal (often plural) a garment that is cheaply ready-made or second-hand (as modifier)reach-me-down finery (plural) trousers (modifier) not original; derivative; stalea stock of reach-me-down ideas Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to reach-me-down secondhand, used, worn
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reach-me-down

noun, adjective British.

Origin of reach-me-down

Words nearby reach-me-down

Example sentences from the Web for reach-me-down

British Dictionary definitions for reach-me-down

noun informal

Words related to reach-me-down