all dressed up and nowhere to go

Adjective

Meaning

all dressed up and nowhere to go

(idiomatic) Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.

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Synonyms

confounded stymied

Close letter words and terms

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