🎀CLOTHING IDIOMS 🎀

1. a feather in one’s cap – an honour, an achievement to be proud of.
    
2. a hand–me–down – an item that has been passed on to a person from someone else.
    
3. as tough as old boots – very tough.
    
4. at the drop of a hat – without hesitation, immediately.
    
5. below the belt – unfair/disregarding the rules.
    
6. birthday suit – naked.
    
7. bulging/bursting at the seams – overflowing.
    
8. by the seat of one’s pants – by instinct rather than skill or knowledge.
    
9. cloak–and–dagger – involving mystery and sometimes espionage.
    
10. cut from the same cloth – similar.
     
11. down–at–the–heels – shabby in appearance.
     
12. dressed to kill – dressed glamorously, often with the intention of making an impression.
     
13. dressed to the nines – dressed smartly.
     
14. hand in glove with – in close association with.
     
15. hot under the collar – angry or embarrassed.
     
16. “I’ll eat my hat if ___” – “I think it is very unlikely that ___”/ “I’ll be very shocked if ___”.
     
17. if the cap/shoe fits, wear it – since a general remark or criticism applies to someone, they should accept i.t
     
18. in another person’s shoes – in another person’s situation.
     
19. off–the–cuff – without preparation.
     
20. old hat – outdated.
     
21. out of pocket – having lost money/paid for directly by someone.
     
22. the boot/shoe is on the other foot – the situation has reversed, the person in the position of advantage is now in a position of disadvantage.
     
23. to air one’s dirty laundry/linen in public – to discuss private problems in front of others.
     
24. to bet one’s boots – to bet all of one’s possessions.
     
25. to buckle down – to determinedly tackle a task.
     
26. to catch someone with their pants down – to catch someone while they are unprepared (usually when they are in an embarrassing or compromising position).
     
27. to come apart at the seams – to be in an extremely poor condition/to be close to collapse.
     
28. to drag oneself up by one’s bootstraps – to improve oneself through one’s own effort.
     
29. to fill someone else’s shoes – to (usually temporarily) take someone’s place.
     
30. to fit like a glove – to fit perfectly