make to order
make (something) to order
To build, construct, or assemble something to meet one's custom measurements or needs; very well suited to someone's personal needs or desires. Hyphenated if used as a modifier before a noun. They make these cars to order, so they are very expensive. The dimensions of your kitchen are very irregular, so we'll have to make the countertop to order.
See also: make, order
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
make something to order
to custom-make an item; to make an item to fit someone's specifications. (See also made to order.) The tailor made the jacket to order for me. The carpenter made the built-in bookcase to order for us.
See also: make, order
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- make (something) to order
- made to order
- raise (one's) consciousness
- who needs (something)
- must needs
- must needs do something
- scrape acquaintance with
- scrape acquaintance with (someone)
- scrape up an acquaintance
- scrape up an acquaintance with (someone)