get dressed up
Example Sentences
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You're going to get dressed up to go to church, but what's going on at home, what's the mess that people aren't seeing that you guys are hiding?
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2024
She laments the fact that she now has to wear makeup and get dressed up whenever she leaves the house, lest she be recognized in her pajamas at the grocery store.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 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
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
