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.
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