(all) dressed up like a pox doctor's clerk
(all) dressed up like a pox doctor's clerk
Dressed in a showy, flashy, or excessively fancy manner; overdressed. Said especially of a man. (The meaning of "pox doctor" in this context is not known.) Primarily heard in UK, Australia. He showed up to the interview dressed up like a pox doctor's clerk. You could tell he was eager to make a good impression—maybe a bit too eager. Why are you all dressed up like a pox doctor's clerk? We're only going to the movies.
See also: clerk, dress, like, pox, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- (all) done up like a pox doctor's clerk
- clerk
- doctor
- pox doctor's clerk
- jazzy
- grandstand
- grandstand play
- dressed (up) like a dog's dinner
- dressed like a dog's dinner
- dressed up like a dog's dinner