Idioms are phrases or common expressions which usually have figurative but sometimes also literal meaning. Check out our list of common idioms related to clothes and clothing.
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Air one’s dirty laundry in public
Meaning: to talk about your personal problems and quarrels or argue in front of others含義：在別人面前談?wù)撃愕膫�人問題，爭吵或爭論。
Example: Stop fighting you two, no one wants to hear you airing your dirty laundry in public.例句：你們兩個別打架了，沒有人想聽你們在這里吵鬧家務(wù)事。
Meaning: someone who talks about doing big things but doesn’t do anything
Example: I told you Eric is all talk and no trousers. He was bragging that he’ll ask Jenny put and he didn’t even say ‘hi’ to her.例句：我告訴過你埃里克只談空話，不做實事。他吹噓說他會約珍妮出來，但他甚至沒有跟她打招呼。
Meaning: to do something immediately
Example: Ann was always ready to help at the drop of a hat.
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Meaning: beyond what is socially acceptable behavior
Example: Asking her about her mother’s sickness was below the belt.
Meaning: to be very full during a meal, for a place to be overcrowded, or in relation to clothes that don’t fit含義：在吃飯的時候吃得很飽；地方過于擁擠；或者指不合身的衣服
Example: Wow, this club is so packed it’s bursting at the seams.
Caught with one’s pants down
Meaning: to be exposed in an embarrassing situation or when you’re not prepared含義：在尷尬的情況下或你沒有準(zhǔn)備好的時候被發(fā)現(xiàn)曝光
Example: I was expecting the meeting to be next week and I was caught with my pants down when the boss asked me about my project.例句：我本來期待著會議在下周進(jìn)行，但當(dāng)老板問我關(guān)于項目的問題時，我被當(dāng)場問住了。
Meaning: said about people who are similar
Example: When I talked to her for the first time I knew we were cut from the same cloth.例句：當(dāng)我和她第一次談話時，我就知道我們極為相似。
Meaning: to wear your best clothes/outfit
Example: I’m dressed to the nines whenever I go on a date, it makes me feel more confident.例句：我每次約會都打扮得光鮮亮麗，這讓我覺得更有自信。
Meaning: about something that is the right size
Example: I though the wedding dress I chose would need some adjustments, but it fits me like a glove.我以為我選擇的婚紗需要一些調(diào)整，但它很適合我。
Hand in glove with someone
Meaning: to have an extremely close relationship with someone
Example: John is my closest coworker we do everything hand in glove.例句：約翰是我最親密的同事，我們做什么事都形影不離。
Have a card up one’s sleeve
Meaning: to have a planned strategy to use when the right time comes含義：有計劃地在適當(dāng)?shù)臅r候使用策略
Example: During negotiation I like to have a card up my sleeve.
Meaning: to be nervous or excited about something
Example: Kylie’s got ants in her pants, she can’t wait for the trip.例句：凱麗坐立不安，她對于這次旅行已經(jīng)迫不及待了。
Example: The mayor has deep pockets, he can afford a car like that.
Meaning: without any preparation
Example: You shouldn’t make public remarks off the cuff.例句：你不應(yīng)該即興發(fā)表公開言論。
Meaning: to try harder at something
Example: You have been slacking off, it’s time to pull your socks up and pass all the exams.例句：你一直在偷懶，是時候鼓起精神，通過所有的考試了。
Example: Put a sock in it, we can’t hear what they’re saying in the movie.
Put one’s thinking cap on
Meaning: to think hard about something
Example: I don’t have an idea for a gift for Janice, I need to put my thinking cap on and come up with something good.例句：我不知道給珍妮絲買什么禮物，我需要開動腦筋好好想想并想出點兒東西來。
Meaning: prepare to work hard
Example: This semester is going to be hard, we need to roll up our sleeves and get through it.例句：這個學(xué)期很難，我們需要努力度過難關(guān)。
Example: Gina wears the trousers in their relationship.
（來源：滬江英語）
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