Frank's really putting on the dog for the big party Friday night.
•They really put on the ritz for us.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
put on the Ritz — ● Ritz * * * make a show of luxury or extravagance … Useful english dictionary
put on the Ritz — vp To do something in high style. I just got my bonus tonight we re putting on the Ritz. 1920s … Historical dictionary of American slang
put on the ritz — Go to put on the dog … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
put on the dog — {v. phr.} To behave ostentatiously in terms of dress and manner. * / Stop putting on the dog with me, Sue cried at Roy. I knew the real you from way hack! / … Dictionary of American idioms
put on the dog — {v. phr.} To behave ostentatiously in terms of dress and manner. * / Stop putting on the dog with me, Sue cried at Roy. I knew the real you from way hack! / … Dictionary of American idioms
put on the dog — AND put on the ritz tv. o make things extra special for a special event. □ Frank’s really putting on the dog for the big party Friday night. □ They really put on the ritz for us … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
put on the dog or the ritz — idi+inf put on the dog or the ritz, to assume an attitude of wealth or importance; put on airs … From formal English to slang
Charles of the Ritz — is a former cosmetics brand known for its line of perfume fragrances. Contents 1 Foreground 2 History 3 Expansion 4 E.R. Squibb ownership … Wikipedia
ritz — high quality, superiority, 1910 (Ritzian, adj., is attested by 1908), in reference to the luxurious Ritz hotels in N.Y., London, Paris, etc., commemorating Swiss hotelier César Ritz (1850 1918). To put on the ritz assume an air of superiority is… … Etymology dictionary
Putting on the Ritz (novel) — infobox Book | name = Putting on the Ritz title orig = translator = image caption = author = Joe Keenan illustrator = cover artist = country = USA language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Viking Press release date = 1991 english… … Wikipedia
ritz — /rits/, n. 1. ostentatious or pretentious display. 2. put on the ritz, Informal. to live in elegance and luxury, esp. to make an ostentatious show of one s wealth: They put on the ritz to impress their guests. Also, put on the Ritz. v.t. 3. Slang … Universalium
