Grade: 9th

FASHION IDIOMS

Idiom Meaning

1. at the drop of a hat without needing any advance notice

2. (have a) bee in one's something that is annoying someone

bonnet

3. below the belt beyond what is fair or socially acceptable

4. bursting at the seams not fitting anymore

5. caught with one's pants unprepared

down

6. (have a) card up one's have a secret or reserve plan

sleeve
7. buckle down work extra hard

8. burn a hole in one's pocket money that one is tempted to spend

9. dress to kill/impress, dress dress in nice or sexy clothes

to the nines

10. fit like a glove fit perfectly (tight to one's body)

11. fine-tooth comb in great detail, extremely carefully

12. fly by the seat of one's do by instinct, not by plan

pants

13. handle with kid gloves treat delicately

14. hand-me-down used clothing

15. hat trick three goals scored by one person

16. hot under the collar To be very annoyed, angry

17. keep one's shirt on try to stay calm

18. in soaped-pig fashion vague, unclear

19. keep something zipped keep something a secret

20. off the cuff said without planning

21. pull up one's socks try harder

22. put a sock in it stop talking

23. put one's thinking cap on think hard in order to solve a problem

24. put oneself in someone imagine what it would be like to be in someone

else's shoes else's situation

25. ride one's coattails let someone else do all of the work

26. roll up one's sleeves get down to hard work

27. take one's hat off to recognize or honour someone for something
someone

28. to handle someone with kid

gloves to be extremely careful about what you might
say or do around a person

29. wear one's heart on one's display emotions openly

sleeve

30. wear the trousers be in charge, make the rules