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dressed (up) to the nines
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(Definition of dressed (up) to the nines from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- clean-cut adjective (MAN)
- cut a fine figure idiom
- dapper adjective
- debonair adjective
- done/dressed (up) to the nines idiom
- dressed to kill idiom
- elegant adjective
- natty adjective
- not a hair out of place idiom
- resplendent adjective
- smart adjective (STYLISH)
- smarten (sb/sth) up phrasal verb
- spiff sb/sth up phrasal verb
- spiffy adjective
- spruce sb/sth up phrasal verb
- well dressed adjective
- well groomed adjective
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