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    dressed to kill

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  2. idioms.thefreedictionary.com › dressed+to+killDressed to kill - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

    Elaborately attired, as in For the opening of the restaurant she was dressed to kill, or At the opera everyone was dressed to the nines. The first of these hyperbolic expressions dates from the early 1800s and uses kill in the sense of "to a great or impressive degree."

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dressed to killDressed to kill Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DRESSED TO KILL is wearing very fancy or attractive clothes. How to use dressed to kill in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDefinition of 'dressed to kill' - Collins Online Dictionary

    If someone is dressed to kill, they are wearing very smart or fashionable clothes because they want people to notice them and think they are attractive. [informal] See full dictionary entry for dressed. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  5. www.theidioms.com › dressed-to-killdressed to kill meaning, origin, example, sentence, history

    dressed to kill. D. dressed to kill. Meaning. elaborately attired, dressed to draw attraction; dressed very nicely, extravagantly; intentionally wearing clothes that attract attention and admiration; Example Sentences. She arrived at the reception dressed to kill. The man was dressed to kill in a tuxedo, hat, gold watch, and expensive shoes ...

  6. idioms.thefreedictionary.com › dress+to+killDress to kill - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

    dressed to ˈkill. (informal) (especially of a woman) wearing your best clothes, especially clothes that attract attention: She went to the party dressed to kill. See also: dress, kill, to. Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMeaning of dressed to kill in English - Cambridge Dictionary

    DRESSED TO KILL meaning: 1. intentionally wearing clothes that attract sexual attention and admiration 2. intentionally…. Learn more.

  8. idioms.thefreedictionary.com › dresses+to+killDresses to kill - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

    If someone, especially a woman, is dressed to kill, they are wearing very smart or attractive clothes which are intended to attract attention and impress people. She watched his plane come into Mascot airport, dressed to kill, her hand shielding her eyes.