dress someone up (as someone or something)

dress someone up (as someone or something)
dress someone up(as someone or something)
to dress someone to look like or impersonate someone or something. •

She dressed her little girl up as a witch for Halloween.

She dressed up her little girl as a fairy.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • dress down — verb 1. censure severely or angrily The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger s car The deputy ragged the Prime Minister The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup • Syn: ↑call on the carpet, ↑take to task, ↑rebuke, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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