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Dressed to the nines

Parf of speech: Adjective, OED Year: 1837, OED Evaluation: NA

to perfection, to the highest degree or point. In later use chiefly in dressed (up) to the nines : dressed very elaborately or smartly.

ExampleMeaning
I convinced Sam to dress up in like a suit, to the nines, and wear a fake-moustache.
to perfection, to the highest degree or point. In later use chiefly in dressed (up) to the nines : dressed very elaborately or smartly.
ExampleMeaning
Like I mean I was the kid who was dressed to the nines on like colour-cheer-day and you-know and stuff like but- yeah to be able to say that you were a part of that and you helped organize those kinds of things and to be able to walk down the hallways now, you-know, I mean I've been out of Scollard for five years now and my name's still on a plaque you-know like its fun to be able to kind-of go back and see like "Yeah there I am," like vice-president like you-know and like "Oh there-" and- and a lot came from that.
to perfection, to the highest degree or point. In later use chiefly in dressed (up) to the nines : dressed very elaborately or smartly.
ExampleMeaning
You wouldn't believe and they dressed to nines. They had big dances and they dressed to the nines. They all did.
to perfection, to the highest degree or point. In later use chiefly in dressed (up) to the nines : dressed very elaborately or smartly.