gussies up
Gets all dolled
Gussies up means to dress up or make fancy, often with a suggestion of excessive or showy decoration: She gussied up the plain room with ribbons and flowers.
The phrase implies effort to improve appearance, sometimes more than necessary: He gussied himself up for the interview.
Usually appears as gussy up or gussied up.
- dress upMake appearance fancier
- primpGroom oneself fastidiously
- ornamentThing that beautifies
- festoonOrnamental hanging chain
- doll upDress elaborately for occasion
get dolled up · glamorize · polish · spiff up · spruce · accessorize · preen · embellish · adorn · decorate · deck out · beautify · flaunt · bedeck · tart up · garnish · impress · elevate
formality/adornment
gussies updresses down
Reprimands severely
tones down · strips down · underdresses · simplifies · bums around