best bib and tucker

Example Sentences

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Melbourne proudly put on its best bib and tucker for the local girl who made good.

From Time Magazine Archive

The women proved that they had not left all their finery in the States, while nearly every child was in its best bib and tucker.

From Pioneering in Cuba A Narrative of the Settlement of La Gloria, the First American Colony in Cuba, and the Early Experiences of the Pioneers by Adams, James Meade

I put them all on with my best bib and tucker.

From The Log-Cabin Lady — An Anonymous Autobiography by Unknown

Mr. Nason and his sister are coming here Monday," said she to Aunt Susan, "and we must put on our best bib and tucker, I suppose.

From Uncle Terry A Story of the Maine Coast by Munn, Charles Clark

I was listening to every word you said, and I've got my best bib and tucker in that hand box.

From A Texas Matchmaker by Adams, Andy