be dressed up to the nines

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be dressed up to the nines (informal)

to be wearing very fashionable or formal clothes for a special occasion They must have been on their way to a wedding or something. They were dressed up to the nines.

See done up up like a dog's dinner

See also: dress, nine, up

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