"from central casting" meaning in All languages combined

See from central casting on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: en-au-from central casting.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} from central casting, {{en-PP}} from central casting
  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of out of central casting Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: out of central casting [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-from_central_casting-en-prep_phrase-BokErdpS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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