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tailor-make
[tey-ler-meyk]
verb (used with object)
to make or adjust to meet the needs of the particular situation, individual, object, etc..
to tailor-make a tour.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tailor-make1
Example Sentences
Still, it didn’t take long for the Dodgers to miss the veteran right-hander in a save situation that would have been tailor-made for him.
It was a godsend: A war far away, a complex global crisis and a simple, populist message tailor-made for Trump rallies: “Why are we helping Ukraine when we have problems here?”
Beethoven’s 33 variations on a theme by a certain businessman named Diabelli seems tailor-made for Tharp.
"It’s almost as if Mr. Kennedy’s beliefs, history, and background were tailor-made to be the exact opposite of what the job demands," said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
Dame Karen stood out in the largely male and often stale world of Washington in her colourful tailor-made suits, occasionally complemented with a feather boa.
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When To Use
Tailor-make means to make to fit the needs or specifications of a particular situation, object, or person.It means to make something in the way that a tailor would make a piece of clothing for someone by fitting it to their exact measurements and needs.Tailor-make can be used in the context of clothing, but it’s more often used in a figurative sense, meaning the same thing as custom-make: to make something to unique specifications so that it fits perfectly and it’s one of a kind.Things made in such a way can be described with the adjective tailor-made, which can mean literally made by a tailor, or, more generally, made to unique specifications—or seeming to have been made that way.Example: We tailor-make a curriculum for each student to meet their individual needs.
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