your best bib and 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 A "bib" and a "tucker" are outdated clothing embellishments.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
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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
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  • tuckered out
  • attire in
References in periodicals archive
As the groom, you should be equally as proud to stand in front of friends and relatives and shine in your best bib and tucker.
The groom should dress to impress
Break out your best bib and tucker and dust off your hat because Royal Ascot Day is coming to a venue near you.
BOOK YOUR PLACE FOR A RIGHT ROYAL DAY OUT
Having turned up in your best bib and tucker you should expect to be greeted by your prospective manager, who will put you at ease and lead you to the room where the interview will take place.
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