tucker

(one's) best bib and tucker

One's dressiest or most formal attire. A "bib" and a "tucker" are outdated clothing embellishments. Be sure to wear your best bib and tucker to the gala tonight.

See also: and, bib, tucker

all tuckered out

Completely fatigued or sleepy, especially after long or continuous physical activity. After a day at the amusement park, the kids were all tuckered out and fell asleep in the car on the way home. I'm pretty tuckered out after that hike, to be honest.

tucker out

1. To become sleepy or fatigued, especially after long, continuous physical activity. Hopefully the kids will tucker out if we let them run around outside for long enough. I started tuckering out only halfway through the hike.

2. To cause someone or an animal to become sleepy or fatigued, especially after long or continuous physical activity. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "tucker" and "out." I thought swimming at the beach all day would have tuckered him out, but he still seems to have loads of energy. Climbing up all those steps really tuckered out my poor old dog.

See also: out, tucker

tuckered out

Fatigued or sleepy, especially after long or continuous physical activity. I thought the kids would have been tuckered out after spending all day at the pool, but they're still full of energy. I'm pretty tuckered out after that hike, to be honest.

See also: out, tucker

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*(all) tuckered out

Rur. tired out; worn out. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) Poor John worked so hard that he's all tuckered out. Look at that little baby sleeping. She's really tuckered out.

See also: out, tucker

one's best bib and tucker

Rur. one's best clothing. I always put on my best bib and tucker on Sundays. Put on your best bib and tucker, and let's go to the city.

See also: and, bib, tucker

tucker someone out

to tire someone out. All this work has tuckered me out. The heavy work tuckered the staff out early in the day.

See also: out, tucker

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

best bib and tucker

One's finest clothes, dressed up, as in The men were told to put on their best bib and tucker for the dinner dance. Although wearing either a bib (frill at front of a man's shirt) or a tucker (ornamental lace covering a woman's neck and shoulders) is obsolete, the phrase survives. [Mid-1700s] For a synonym, see Sunday best.

See also: and, bib, tucker

tuckered out

Exhausted, very tired, as in I was all tuckered out after that game. The precise origin of this usage is not known. [Colloquial; 1820s]

See also: out, tucker

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

your best bib and tucker

OLD-FASHIONED

If you are wearing your best bib and tucker, you are wearing very smart, formal clothes. The conference guests all turned up on time in their best bib and tucker. Note: In the past, a `bib' was the part of an apron which covered the chest. A `tucker' was a decorative part of a woman's dress, covering her neck and shoulders.

See also: and, bib, tucker

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

your best bib and tucker

your best clothes. informal

Bib and tucker originally referred to certain items of women's clothing. A bib is a garment worn over the upper front part of the body (e.g. the bib of an apron), and a tucker was a decorative piece of lace formerly worn on a woman's bodice.

See also: and, bib, tucker

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

your best bib and ˈtucker

(humorous) your best clothes that you only wear on special occasions: Bill put on his best bib and tucker and booked a table at a top restaurant for a romantic dinner.

Bib and tucker are both items of clothing worn in the past.

See also: and, bib, tucker

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

tucker out

To make someone weary; exhaust someone: Hiking all day tuckered me out. The long bus ride tuckered out the travelers.

See also: out, tucker

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

best bib and tucker, one's

Dressed in one’s finest clothes. A tucker was an ornamental piece of lace worn by women in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to cover the neck and shoulders. A bib was either a fancy frill worn at the front of a man’s shirt or an actual formal shirt front. Their pairing with best dates from the mid-eighteenth century. The word bib appeared in print in America in 1795: “The old gentleman put on his best bib and band [i.e., collar]” (The Art of Courting, Newburyport, Massachusetts). A later locution, dating from the mid-nineteenth century, is one’s Sunday best, also known as Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes. It refers to an era when one’s finery was reserved for church (or “prayer meeting”). These Americanisms sound archaic today. See also gussied up.

all tuckered out

Exhausted. “Tucker” was a 19th-century New England word for “tire” or “used up.”

词组	tucker
释义	tucker (one's) best bib and tucker One's dressiest or most formal attire. A "bib" and a "tucker" are outdated clothing embellishments. Be sure to wear your best bib and tucker to the gala tonight. See also: and, bib, tucker all tuckered out Completely fatigued or sleepy, especially after long or continuous physical activity. After a day at the amusement park, the kids were all tuckered out and fell asleep in the car on the way home. I'm pretty tuckered out after that hike, to be honest. See also: all, out, tucker tucker out 1. To become sleepy or fatigued, especially after long, continuous physical activity. Hopefully the kids will tucker out if we let them run around outside for long enough. I started tuckering out only halfway through the hike. 2. To cause someone or an animal to become sleepy or fatigued, especially after long or continuous physical activity. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "tucker" and "out." I thought swimming at the beach all day would have tuckered him out, but he still seems to have loads of energy. Climbing up all those steps really tuckered out my poor old dog. See also: out, tucker tuckered out Fatigued or sleepy, especially after long or continuous physical activity. I thought the kids would have been tuckered out after spending all day at the pool, but they're still full of energy. I'm pretty tuckered out after that hike, to be honest. See also: out, tucker Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. (all) tuckered out Rur.* tired out; worn out. (Typically: be ~; get ~.) Poor John worked so hard that he's all tuckered out. Look at that little baby sleeping. She's really tuckered out. See also: out, tucker one's best bib and tucker Rur.* one's best clothing. I always put on my best bib and tucker on Sundays. Put on your best bib and tucker, and let's go to the city. See also: and, bib, tucker tucker someone out to tire someone out. All this work has tuckered me out. The heavy work tuckered the staff out early in the day. See also: out, tucker McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. best bib and tucker One's finest clothes, dressed up, as in The men were told to put on their best bib and tucker for the dinner dance. Although wearing either a bib (frill at front of a man's shirt) or a tucker (ornamental lace covering a woman's neck and shoulders) is obsolete, the phrase survives. [Mid-1700s] For a synonym, see Sunday best. See also: and, bib, tucker tuckered out Exhausted, very tired, as in I was all tuckered out after that game. The precise origin of this usage is not known. [Colloquial; 1820s] See also: out, tucker The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. your best bib and tucker OLD-FASHIONED If you are wearing your best bib and tucker, you are wearing very smart, formal clothes. The conference guests all turned up on time in their best bib and tucker. Note: In the past, a `bib' was the part of an apron which covered the chest. A `tucker' was a decorative part of a woman's dress, covering her neck and shoulders. See also: and, bib, tucker Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. your best bib and tucker your best clothes. informal Bib and tucker originally referred to certain items of women's clothing. A bib is a garment worn over the upper front part of the body (e.g. the bib of an apron), and a tucker was a decorative piece of lace formerly worn on a woman's bodice. See also: and, bib, tucker Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary your best bib and ˈtucker (humorous) your best clothes that you only wear on special occasions: Bill put on his best bib and tucker and booked a table at a top restaurant for a romantic dinner. Bib and tucker are both items of clothing worn in the past. See also: and, bib, tucker Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary tucker out v. To make someone weary; exhaust someone: Hiking all day tuckered me out. The long bus ride tuckered out the travelers. See also: out, tucker The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. best bib and tucker, one's Dressed in one’s finest clothes. A tucker was an ornamental piece of lace worn by women in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to cover the neck and shoulders. A bib was either a fancy frill worn at the front of a man’s shirt or an actual formal shirt front. Their pairing with best dates from the mid-eighteenth century. The word bib appeared in print in America in 1795: “The old gentleman put on his best bib and band [i.e., collar]” (The Art of Courting, Newburyport, Massachusetts). A later locution, dating from the mid-nineteenth century, is one’s Sunday best, also known as Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes. It refers to an era when one’s finery was reserved for church (or “prayer meeting”). These Americanisms sound archaic today. See also gussied up. See also: and, bib The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer all tuckered out Exhausted. “Tucker” was a 19th-century New England word for “tire” or “used up.” See also: all, out, tucker Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price See also: (one's) best bib and tucker best bib and tucker bib one's best bib and tucker your best bib and tucker best bib and tucker, one's best tucker out tuckered out attire in References in periodicals archive The Cole-Tuckers, who started working in the restaurant business over 20 years ago, opened their first Tucker's restaurant and wanted to build on their experiences to create a restaurant with a strong New Hampshire brand. Winners' circle Tucker had masterminded multiple daring bank robberies and was the greatest escape artist of his generation. Dad loved me and my brother but he loved to rob banks & escape jail even more; THE REAL-LIFE CROOK & REDFORD'S LAST MOVIE; FORREST TUCKER'S DAUGHTER, GAILE A 1991 graduate of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Tucker was a prosecutor in Howard County from 1992 to 1998, the last three years as chief of the juvenile division. Tucker named administrative judge in Howard Co Tucker is best known for playing the role of Detective James Carter in Brett Ratner's Rush Hour film series. Chris Tucker coming to Birmingham - how to get tickets; Tucker is best known for playing the role of Detective James Carter in Brett Ratner's Rush Hour film series "[God] got into my body and walked me downstairs with my baseball bat and it was very quick and almost even hard to remember," Tucker told police. Man Charged With Killing Mother, Burning Body From October 2011 through November 2013, the Bank willfully failed to timely report suspicious banking activities of Scott Tucker, its longtime customer, despite being on notice that Tucker had been using the Bank to launder proceeds from an illegal and fraudulent payday lending scheme using a series of sham bank accounts opened under the name of companies nominally owned by various Native American tribes (the "Tribal Companies"). U.S. Bancorp, has long reputation But did you know that Tucker, 37, is no longer at the Little Rock law firm, Quattlebaum Grooms & Tull PLLC, where he had practiced since 2008? Tucker Leaves Firm Biopharmaceutical company scPharmaceuticals Inc reported on Wednesday the election of John Tucker as its president, chief executive officer as well as a member of its board of directors, effective immediately. scPharmaceuticals names John Tucker as CEO & board member After World War II, Ypsilanti automobile designer and salesman Preston Tucker was ready to unveil a fresh new sedan to the public. Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow But more victims - who saw Tucker's picture in the media when he was sentenced - found the courage to come forward. Sex abuser is sentenced for further 'vile' attacks But as the public eagerly awaited Tucker's car of tomorrow, powerful forces in Washington were trying to bring him down. Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow George Tucker is a man whose name has been erased from the collective memory of Americans, and it is a shame. The Services of St. George Tucker: he served as a Revolutionary War soldier, he obtained supplies for Washington's army, and he was the first person to thoroughly comment on the U.S. Constitution after it was ratified Your favourite period of its long and distinguished history will depend on your age, but let's concentrate - first - on its earliest days, when it made a star out of Todd Carty, who played likely lad Peter "Tucker" Jenkins. Just say 'Yes' - to Grange Hill Tucker, a 2013 graduate of Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, is running as a member of the Tufts Marathon Team, the largest collegiate marathon program in the country. Ready to run; Veterinarian headed to Heartbreak Hill
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