get dressed

idiom

: to put on clothes
It's time to get out of bed and get dressed.

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Peter wakes up late for his orientation at Midtown High and rushes to get dressed before clumsily bumping into passersby on the way to catch the train. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025 The women get dressed and line up in the hotel’s grand entrance for the rose ceremony. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025 Obviously all award shows are basically just an excuse for everyone to get dressed up and party, and the BAFTAs—which is taking place at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall again this year—is no different. Vogue, 16 Feb. 2025 These terrines of chocolate get dressed up for Valentine’s Day with an infusion of raspberry liqueur rippling through the custard for celebratory sparkle. Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for get dressed

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“Get dressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20dressed. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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