suiting up
Donning formal attire
Suiting up is preparing for action by putting on specialized clothing or gear.
Athletes suit up before games, astronauts suit up before missions, firefighters suit up before entering burning buildings.
The phrase implies readiness and purpose: The team is suiting up in the locker room.
Figuratively, it can mean preparing mentally for a challenge.
- shirtUpper body garment
- jacketSleeved upper-body covering
- dressingSauce for salads
- military uniformArmed forces standard attire
- apparelClothing collectively
uniform · bulletproof vest · attire · shin guards · clothing · cleats · equipping · helmet · goggles · protective equipment · knee pads · respirator · locker room · locker talk · game time · team uniform · preparing · shoes
- spaceflightlaunch, astronaut, spacecraft, liftoff, orbit
- action clichesexplosion, car chase, one-liner, slow motion, shootout
- getting readyget ready, readying, be prepared, equipping, gear up
- clothing actionsdressing, donning, wearing, buttoning, zipping
- outfittingequipping, fitting out, kitting out, outfitting, gearing up
suiting upstripping down
Removing clothing or components
undressing · disrobing · stripping off · taking off · getting undressed
suiting upstanding down
Relinquishing a position
winding down · disengaging · retiring · stepping back · clocking out
suiting updressing down
Harsh verbal reprimand
stripping down · loosening up · slobbing out · letting loose
suit, suits, suited, suiting, suitable, suitably, unsuitable, unsuitably, suitability