deck someone or something out (in something)

deck someone or something out (in something)
deck someone or something out(in something) & decksomeone or something out (with something)
to decorate someone or something with something. •

Sally decked all her children out for the holiday party.

She decked out her children in Halloween costumes.

Tom decked the room out with garlands of flowers.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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