gussy up Idiom, Proverb

a checkup

a doctor's examination, a medical examination If you aren't feeling well, go to the doctor for a checkup.

a cut-up

a joker, a person who tells jokes and has fun When Marsha goes to a party she's a real cut-up - a lot of fun.

a dust-up

"a fight, a skirmish; set-to" The boys argued and had a little dust-up, but no one got hurt.

a fill-up

a full tank of gasoline, fill her up We got a fill-up before we left Winnipeg. The truck needed gas.

a leg up

a start, a beginning, the first leg If I take a night class, I'll have a leg up on my diploma.

a pick-me-up

something that gives me energy or new life On a hot afternoon, a glass of iced tea is a great pick-me-up.

a send-up

a mockery or satire, a takeoff on The speaker did a send-up of the the way Canadians talk.

a stiff upper lip

(See keep a stiff upper lip)

act up

not work right, give pain or problems My stomach is acting up today. I don't feel well.

add up

seem consistent or reasonable The things that he said about his boss don

gussied up

Dressed or busy fancifully or attractively, abnormally in a showy, garish, or blatant manner. You abiding got gussied up for the occasion! A cape and everything! Samantha's consistently activity about boondocks all gussied up in those broken-down dresses and bargain makeup.Learn more: gussied, up

gussy up

1. To advance one's appearance, as by cutting adorned accouterment and/or make-up. In this usage, a noun, pronoun, or automatic pronoun can be acclimated amid "gussy" and "up." Why are you all gussied up? Is your admirer advancing to appointment today? I charge to gussy myself up for the big accident tonight.2. To add article to article to accomplish it adherent or added appealing. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "gussy" and "up." This allowance is so plain. How can we gussy it up for the big event?Learn more: up

gussied up

Rur. dressed up fancy. All the girls got gussied up for the dance, but the guys wore their approved clothes. Mary absolutely got gussied up. She alike coiled her hair.Learn more: gussied, up

gussy someone or something up

Rur. to dress addition or article up; to accomplish addition or article fancy. She gussied the kids up for the wedding. See if you can gussy up this allowance a little afore association get here.Learn more: up

gussied up

Also, all gussied up. Dressed up, as in Dana loves to get all gussied up and go to a accomplished restaurant. The agent of this announcement is not clear, admitting possibly it relates to the beforehand use of the noun gussie (derived from a able name) for an chichi man. [Slang; mid-1900s] Learn more: gussied, up

gussy up

v. Slang
1. To dress addition in appropriate or adorned clothes. Acclimated chiefly in the acquiescent or with a reflexive: We were gussied up in brawl gowns. I gussied myself up for the party.
2. To add adorning capacity to article in adjustment to accomplish it added attractive: The chef gussied up the meat loaf with a truffle sauce. The decorators gussied the allowance up for the ceremony. Learn more: up

gussied up

(ˈgəsid...) mod. dressed up in one’s best clothing. (Folksy.) I like to get gussied up and go out on the town. Learn more: gussied, up

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