dressed up to the nines

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Definition of dressed up to the nines words

phrase dressed up to the nines If you say that someone is dressed up to the nines or dressed to the nines, you mean that they are wearing very smart or elegant clothes. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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