out of central casting

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Conforming to thestereotypicalimageof a particular type of person or group.2006, Richard Matturro,Luna, Livingtson Press,→ISBN,page92:"Do I or do I not have the quintessential in-laws? I swear they're rightout of central casting. A blowhard brother-in-law, bratty kids, and a sourpuss mother-in-law wide as a billboard.[…]2008, Holly Chamberlain,Tuscan Holiday‎[1], Kensington Books,→ISBN:Frank Grandin was straightout of central casting, the pompous, self-important, narrow-minded, big businessman, from his full head of suspiciously jet-black hair right down to the oversized gold watch on his wrist.2013, Linda Clark, "The Bhagwan's 93 Rolls-Royces", in Keith Martin,Strange but True Tales of Car Collecting: Drowned Bugattis, Buried Belvederes, Felonious Ferraris and other Wild Stories of Automotive Misadventure, Motorbooks (2013),→ISBN,unnumbered page:As cult leaders go, Rajneesh was straightout of central casting. His preferred garb was a satin-trimmed velvet robe and shoes, usually adorned with expensive jewelry.For more quotations using this term, seeCitations:out of central casting.

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