Meaning & use
to the nines
Dressed in extremely stylish, elaborate, or formal clothing.
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Everyone at the gala was dressed to the nines in tuxedos and evening gowns.
She showed up to the nines for the interview, determined to make a strong impression.
A note on using this word
This idiom almost always appears in the fixed phrase 'dressed to the nines'; the origin of the number nine is uncertain.
Words with a similar meaning
dressed upglammed up
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