be dressed (up) to the nines



be dressed (up) to the nines

To be very well-dressed and fashionable, typically for a formal event. I have to be dressed to the nines at this gala tonight—a lot of important people will be there. The whole family will be dressed up to the nines at the wedding, I'll make sure of it.
See also: dress, nine

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PiliPEE-leeSpanish
Andebert-Ancient Germanic
LÉOpold-French
Selenesə-LEE-nee (English)Greek Mythology, Greek
Svjetlana-Croatian, Serbian
Priyanka-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali