suit up
US— phrasal verb with suit uk/suːt//sjuːt/us/suːt/verb [ T ]
to prepare to take part in something, especially a sport, by putting on a uniform:
Anderson suited up only in games 3 and 4 because of an injured right shoulder.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Preparing
- batten
- batten down the hatches idiom
- break sb in
- build-up
- calibrate
- draw
- forewarn
- gear
- gird
- gird yourself idiom
- groundwork
- homework
- lay the basis/foundations for sth idiom
- preparation
- roll
- set the scene/stage idiom
- steel
- suit
- work (yourself) up to sth
- work your way around to sth idiom
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