dressed to the nines

English

From dressed +‎ to the nines; first recorded in the 1800s.

dressed to the nines (not comparable)

(idiomatic) Very fancily or formally dressed; wearing very showy or splendid clothing.
He arrived at the gala, dressed to the nines in his top hat and tails.
- 1976, Tim Rice, Don't Cry For Me Argentina:
  All you will see is a girl you once knew, although she's dressed up to the nines, at sixes and sevens with you.

very fancily or formally dressed

Catalan: (to be dressed in 21 buttons) ^{(please verify)} anar vestit de vint-i-un botons
Chinese:
Mandarin: 盛装打扮
Dutch: op zijn paasbest
Finnish: viimeisen päälle, pukeutuneena (fi)
French: sur son trente et un (fr), tiré à quatre épingles (fr)
Hungarian: kicsípi magát (hu)
Icelandic: vel til fara
Italian: vestito di tutto punto
Russian: разодетый в пух и прах (razodetyj v pux i prax), расфуфыренный (ru) (rasfufyrennyj), одетый с иголочки (odetyj s igoločki)
Scottish Gaelic: air èideadh gu spaideil
Spanish: de punta en blanco, hecho un brazo de mar, de tiros largos, de oro y azul
Walloon: riletchî come on vea k' a deus meres (wa), so s' cwarante-set (wa)

Michael Quinion (2004) “Dressed to the nines”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, →ISBN.
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