get dressed up
Example Sentences
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It's not the kind of food you'd get dressed up to enjoy, but more the kind of food you'd relish after a long day of walking and shopping.
From Salon • Aug. 26, 2023
"I get dressed up in my full regalia - lab coat, rosette and two foot high hat - and go door-to-door asking for signatures," he says.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2023
But it’s kind of reminding me of the Sr. experience,” says Downey Jr. “You get dressed up, you try a character and we’re going to film it.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2022
Leah: We’re going to go home, clean up and get dressed up, and now we’re going to Elizabeth’s Gone Raw for a nice, long, luxurious prix fixe meal.
From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2022
Of course I wanted to try the roller skates right away but my mother’s family was due to arrive for a welcome-home party and all of us had to get dressed up.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
