dressed to the teeth

dressed to the teeth
dressed to the nines & dressed to the teeth
Fig. dressed very stylishly with nothing overlooked. •

She showed up for the picnic dressed to the nines.

Clare is usually dressed to the teeth in order to impress people.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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