All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2022-04-04 08:04

Meaning of All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go

Synonyms:

all dressed up with nowhere to go

All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go phrase informal

Used to say that someone is ready for an event or occasion that has since been canceled.

The doctor canceled my appointment, I was all dressed up and nowhere to go.

Jane has been all dressed up and nowhere to go because her boyfriend has had an unscheduled business trip.

Buffalo team was expected to win and celebrated a victory, but it was defeated. Therefore, their fans were all dressed up and nowhere to go.

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1. Said after the custom of ringing church bells nine times to show that a deceased person is a man.

2. Used to mock a tailor as weak and ineffectual compared with a typical man.

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sting in the tail

If a story, event, or announcement has a sting in its/the tail, it seems pleasant at first but contains a surprising and unpleasant part at the end.

(one's) best bib and tucker

Used to indicate one's dressiest or most formal attire.

Shot heard 'round the world
Shots were fired that had international significance or used to refer to extraordinary events in general.

Origin of All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go

The phrase is probably a quotation from journalist William Allen White in the year 1916.

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