all fur coat and no knickers »
Of superficial appearance and with no real substance beneath.
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button up »
To fasten all the buttons on a coat, or similar item of clothing, to keep warm.
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cut one's coat according to one's cloth »
Live according to your means.
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idiot mittens »
Mittens connected by yarn or string running through one sleeve, along the back and out the other sleeve of a coat, to prevent the mittens becoming lost. Generally worn by small children.
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lion »
A stylized representation of a large cat, used on a coat of arms.
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sugarcoated »
Coated with sugar.
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sugarcoated »
Made superficially more attractive. This often implies the reality has faults that are being hidden.
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upper crust »
The topmost layer of a bread, pastry dish, or other item with a hardened coating.
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white coat hypertension »
Elevated blood pressure measured by a medical practitioner and deemed to result from the patient's emotional response to the medical environment.
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