Tailor-made meaning in English

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Definition

tailor-made: designed or made personally for you adjective

a tailor: someone whose job is to design and make clothes, especially suits noun

tailoring work (is expensive): the making of quality clothes to measure (costs a lot of money) idiom

Examples

"Delavigne is aware of cultural differences, and has therefore decided to release a tailor-made version of each poster for each country where the adverts will be running."
"Your choice of fabric and cut, plus the tailoring work, comes to a total of... $1920."
"Our tailor-made solutions always exceed our clients' expectations."

Exercise 1

"Our tailor-made solutions always exceed our clients' expectations."

Select the correct uses of the term "tailor-made" from the list below.

His new position seems tailor-made for him, it's what he's always dreamed of.

She tailor-made a couple of changes to the report.

Do you like my suit? I had it tailor-made by Jeeves of Saville Row.

We offer a package which is tailor-made for your needs.

"Our tailor-made solutions always exceed our clients' expectations."

Select the correct uses of the term "tailor-made" from the list below.

His new position seems tailor-made for him, it's what he's always dreamed of.

This is correct. A "tailor-made (job)" is one that "fits" perfectly, or meets the skills and desires of the employee. Example: My job as a disc-jockey in a hospital is tailor-made for me, since I love music and the smell of death.

She tailor-made a couple of changes to the report.

This is incorrect. The sentence is not natural, since one can "make a change" but not "tailor-make a change". As a verb "to tailor-make" means to make or adjust to meet the needs of the particular situation. Example: We tailor-make holidays for our clients.

Do you like my suit? I had it tailor-made by Jeeves of Saville Row.

This is correct. A "tailor-made (suit)" is one that has been "made-to-measure" by a tailor. Often these types of suits are more expensive since they are measured and cut to the client's personal specifications and size.

We offer a package which is tailor-made for your needs.

This is correct. A "tailor-made (solution)" is one that is "personalised" or made to meet the needs of a particular situation. Example: Our holidays are tailor made so that every customer has a unique experience. In the dialogue, Andrea says "Our tailor-made solutions always exceed our clients' expectations", meaning that her company offers a personalised or "bespoke" service.

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