back-cloth star »
An actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to gain more attention to himself.
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birthday suit »
Nakedness; a lack of clothing.
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blind »
A covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.
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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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clothes don't make the man »
An aphorism meaning that you cannot judge a person solely by his appearance. Usually pertains to men.
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cream in one's jeans »
To experience an orgasm while clothed; to be thoroughly excited or delighted.
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cut one's coat according to one's cloth »
Live according to your means.
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dirty laundry »
A clothes hamper or other container used to place unclean or soiled laundry.
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do up »
To fasten a piece of clothing.
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dress down »
To wear casual or informal clothes.
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dress up »
To wear smart clothes for an occasion.
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dressed to the nines »
Very fancily or formally dressed; wearing very showy or splendid clothing.
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dyed-in-the-wool »
Dyed before being formed into cloth.
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emperor's new clothes »
Something obvious and embarrassing that is politely ignored or that goes unacknowledged.
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farmer's tan »
The tan line left by clothing, especially, by a short-sleeved shirt.
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fashion plate »
A picture, usually an advertisement, showing the latest fashion in clothing.
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glad rags »
best clothes
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grow out of »
To become too physically large for something, especially clothes.
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hang out to dry »
To attach washing to a clothesline to dry.
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it takes all kinds to make a world »
Diversity is essential: the world would be incomplete if everyone were alike.He irons his clothes how?! That's crazy! Well, I guess it takes all kinds.
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laundry list »
Originally, a list of articles of clothing that had been sent to be laundered.
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ne'er cast a clout til May be out »
Advice not to change from winter clothes to summer clothes until June, as there is often a sudden cold snap in May.
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nightcap »
A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas. Nightcaps were common in northern Europe before central heating was available, when homes were cold at night.
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no slave to fashion »
A person whose style of clothing and appearance are unconventional, informal, or slovenly; a person who takes little interest in how he or she is dressed.
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out of whole cloth »
Fabricated, fictitious.
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pencil skirt »
clothing item
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put on »
To don clothing or equipment.
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put on »
clothe oneself in
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run up »
To make something, usually an item of clothing, very quickly.
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shit one's pants »
To involuntarily defecate into one's pants or other clothing.
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shroud »
That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment.
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strip down »
To remove all of one's clothing.
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strip off »
To remove anything by stripping, e.g. items of clothing or paint from the side of a ship.
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take down »
To lower an item of clothing without removing it.
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touch cloth »
To be on the point of soiling oneself.
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waltz Matilda »
To travel with a swag; that is, with one's belongings wrapped in a cloth.
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washed out »
Of clothes. When they lose some of their original colour from being washed so often.
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wolf in sheep's clothing »
Something harmful or problematic disguised as something peaceful or pleasant.
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wrap up »
To wear more clothes as protection from the weather; to bundle up.
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yank off »
To remove something, like a piece of cloth or bread, by tearing it with one quick strong pull.
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