| 单词 | suited and booted |
| 释义 | > as lemmassuited and booted suited and booted: wearing formal or business attire; smartly dressed. Also in extended use: properly dressed or prepared for a particular occasion, situation, or activity. Now chiefly British.Originally in South Asian contexts; compare slightly earlier suited-booted adj. at Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1964 F. Ahmad in National Assembly Pakistan Deb. 1 1867 People have been..impatient in the name of great industries, impatient that we are to be suited and booted, without realizing that we have to take cognizance, we have to take stock of the entire requirements of our people. 1972 Times of India 12 May 8/3 It was good manners that made the man, he said; not just being suited and booted. 1989 T. Hercules Labelled Black Villain viii. 157 Some suited and booted bigwigs. 1998 Melody Maker 4 July 12/3 Camp television classic gets suited and booted for the nostalgia-infatuated Nineties. 2007 Blackpool Gaz. (Nexis) 31 Mar. Sean got suited and booted for his trek to Everest base camp in Nepal. 2010 A. Tibbs Advertising vi. 124 Unless otherwise requested, you probably won't need to turn up suited and booted, but think smart-casual. < as lemmas |
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