Help:about a idiom

China
June 25, 2007 9:40am CST
Is there a expression called:dress to the teeth or dress to the cheese,anyone can explain the meaning
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abhi85
@abhi85 (33)
• India
25 Jun 07
I know this "dress to the nines" meaning : to be wearing fashionable or formal clothes for a special occasion use : Jackie went out dressed to the nines :)
yangsong2007
@yangsong2007 (74)
• China
26 Jun 07
thanks anyway,I will check it out
snookumsnort
@snookumsnort (313)
• Philippines
25 Jun 07
I know there is "Dressed to the nines" which means to dress up flamboyantly or be dressed in extremely elegant styles. Then there is "Armed to the tooth / teeth" which means to be protected in so much armor. I hope this helps.
rhinoboy
@rhinoboy (2129)
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25 Jun 07
I've never heard of this. It doesn't make much sense either, perhaps you have mis-translated? I've heard "Dressed to the nines" (looking your best) or sometimes criminals or soldiers etc can be "Armed to the teeth" which is having as much weaponary as you can carry.