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(idiom) dressed very nicely, extravagantly, or elaborately

Example Sentence:

The man was dressed to the nines in a tuxedo, hat, gold watch and expensive shoes, because he was going to accept an award.

A: Why are you dressed to the nines?
B: I have a hot date tonight!

I’m going to dress to the nines tonight because I’m meeting my boyfriend’s parents for the first time.

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dress to the nines

Similar idioms:

  1. dress up
  2. dress to kill
  3. dress down
  4. hot
  5. fill someone in
  6. get into hot water
  7. there are plenty of fish in the sea
  8. hot air
  9. fine
  10. hot under the collar

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