dolled up
phrase · Collocation / phrase C2
Plain meaning
dressed in a very smart or decorative way
Exam-register meaning
In formal or high-level texts, it is used to describe dressed in a very smart or decorative way, often with a precise or specialised tone.
In context
naturalThe discussion gave us a useful example of dolled up.
examPolicy makers must consider dolled up when evaluating long-term social and economic outcomes.
Common collocations
dolled upa clear example of dolled upuse dolled up appropriately
Watch out
Do not change the key word order in “dolled up”; collocations sound natural because the words travel together.