词组 | doll up |
释义 | Phr V doll up dolls, dolling, dolled doll yourself up (always reflexive) informal if a woman dolls herself up, she tries to make herself more attractive than usual by putting on special clothes and make-upShe dolled herself up for the occasion in a little red dress. dolled up adjective informalSandra was there - all dolled up in a strappy black dress and heels. doll up verb to dress up, to refine US, 1906doll yourself up informal to get ready for a special occasion by putting on nice clothes and making yourself look attractive: The girls were in the bathroom, dolling themselves up.be/get dolled up Emily was all dolled up for the party.■ SIMILAR TO: dress up doll up1. To groom and dress oneself or someone else nicely, especially in comparison to one's usual appearance. A noun or pronoun can be used between "doll" and "up." I got all dolled up for my date, and then he canceled on me at the last minute. Why are you all dolled up today? Are you going out after work? 2. To try to make something more appealing. A noun or pronoun can be used between "doll" and "up." You guys really need to doll up this house if you're hoping to sell it for that high a price. *(all) dolled upFig. dressed up and well-groomed. (Usually used of females. *Typically: be ~; get ~.) I have to get all dolled up for the dance tonight. dolled upAlso, all dolled up. Dressed or fixed up smartly and, often, ostentatiously, usually for a special occasion. For example, There's no need to get all dolled up-it's just a picnic, or They dolled up the classroom for parents' night. This expression alludes to a person or object being as attractive as a pretty doll. It is also put verbally, to doll up, as in I wanted to doll up my apartment before the guests arrived. [Colloquial; c. 1900] Also see gussied up. doll upv. Slang 1. To dress someone in fancy or ostentatious clothes, especially for a special occasion: The parents dolled up their child in sailor outfits. The costume designer dolled me up in 19th-century clothing. I got all dolled up for the big Halloween party. 2. To add embellishing details to something in order to make it more attractive: I dolled up the boring lecture by adding a lot of jokes. There wasn't much content in the manuscript, so the author had tried to doll it up with interesting stories. |
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