Dress
121dress code — dress codes N COUNT The dress code of a place is the rules about what kind of clothes people are allowed to wear there. There is a strict dress code at the Ritz Hotel: no trainers or jeans …
122dress-down Friday — dress down Fridays N COUNT In some companies employees are allowed to wear clothes that are less smart than usual on a Friday. This day is known as a dress down Friday. [BUSINESS] But is it really feasible to don sportswear to the office without… …
123dress something up — dress (something) up to make something look better or different than it really is. No matter how you dress it up, the fact is that we lost. His business record is a string of failures dressed up as successes. Usage notes: often followed by as, as …
124dress-length — dressˈ length noun Enough (fabric) to make a dress • • • Main Entry: ↑dress …
125dress-reform — dressˈ reform noun A late 19c movement seeking to make dress more practical • • • Main Entry: ↑dress …
126dress-shield — dressˈ shield noun A device to protect the armpit of a dress, etc against sweat • • • Main Entry: ↑dress …
127dress (up) to the nines — phrase to put on extremely fashionable or formal clothes, usually to go to a special event Thesaurus: to put on or be wearing clothes and to dress other peoplesynonym to remove clothes and not wear clotheshyponym Main entry: dress …
128dress somebody up — ˌdress ˈup | ˌdress sb ˈup derived to put on special clothes, especially to pretend to be sb/sth different • Kids love dressing up. • The boys were all dressed up as pirates. • (BrE …
