becoming on someone

becoming on someone
*becoming on someone
[of clothing] complimentary to someone; [of clothing] enhancing one's good looks. (*Typically: be \becoming on someone; look \becoming on someone.) •

The dress you wore last night is not becoming on you.

That color is very becoming on you.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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