dressed to the nines
Very fancily or formally dressedVery fancily or formally dressed; wearing very showy or splendid clothing.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, not comparable)Very fancily or formally dressed; wearing very showy or splendid clothing.
He arrived at the gala, dressed to the nines in his top hat and tails.
разодетый в пух и прахrazodetyj v pux i prax, расфуфыренныйrasfufyrennyj, одетый с иголочкиodetyj s igoločki
dressed in fancy or formal clothing
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From dressed + to the nines; first recorded in the 1800s.From dressed + to the nines; first recorded in the 1800s.
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Synonyms
7 synonyms- dressed in fancy or formal clothing:dresseddressed-updressed to killdolled upspruced upspiffed uptogged up
See also
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