doll up
doll up · dolls up · dolled up · dolling up
To dress up finely or elaboratelyTo dress up finely or elaborately; to deck up. (often of ostentatious display)
» She got all dolled up for her big date.
Meaning
1 senses(slang)To dress up finely or elaborately; to deck up. (often of ostentatious display)
She's all dolled up with nowhere to go.
sich schick machen
More definitions
- use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.
Examples
2 sentencesShe got all dolled up for her big date.
Where are you going all dolled up like that?
ruКуда это ты идёшь такая нарядная? — odexed
deWo willst du denn so aufgetakelt hin? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
5 languagesDeutsch
to dress up finely or elaborately:
Origin
From doll (noun).From doll (noun).
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Forms
dolls up, dolling up, dolled up, dolled up| Base form | doll up · to doll up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | dolls up |
| Present participle | dolling up |
| Past simple | dolled up |
| Past participle | dolled up |
irregular
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb