Idioms about clothes

Hello everyone,

My last post was about weather idioms and that started me thinking about clothes. Why? Because when winter comes, we have to change our whole wardrobe. So today, our topic will be expressions about clothes.

all dressed up

- dressed in one's best clothes
The girls were all dressed up for the evening. 

birthday suit

- complete nakedness
The little boy was running through the park in his birthday suit. 

catch (someone) with their pants down

- to surprise someone in an embarrassing situation or doing something that they should not be doing
The sales manager was caught with his pants down when he was asked for the sales figures that he did not have. 

come into fashion

- to become fashionable
Recently, the mini-skirt has come into fashion again.

cut from the same cloth

- to share a lot of similarities
The two boys are cut from the same cloth and are similar in every way.

dressed to kill

- wearing one`s finest clothes
The woman was dressed to kill when I saw her at the meeting. 

fit like a glove

- to fit perfectly
The woman's new dress fit like a glove so she was very happy. 

get the boot

- to be fired from a job, to be told to leave a place
I got the boot from my first job in high school. 
The man got the boot from the restaurant for smoking. 

go out of fashion/style

- to become unfashionable
Striped pants have recently gone out of fashion. 

have ants in one`s pants

- to be restless, to be nervous
The teacher told the boy that he was moving around like he had ants in his pants. 

lose one`s shirt

- to lose all or most of one`s money

The man lost his shirt gambling and now he is in serious financial difficulty.

pass the hat

- to attempt to collect money from a group of people for some project or special cause

We passed the hat in order to raise money to buy a new camera.

scare the pants off (someone)

- to frighten someone very badly

The big dog scared the pants off the little boy. 

wear one`s heart on one`s sleeve

- to show one`s feelings openly

The girl is wearing her heart on her sleeve and everybody knows that she is having problems with her boyfriend. 

wolf in sheep`s clothing

- a person who pretends to be good but is really bad

The man is a wolf in sheep's clothing and someone who you should be very careful around. 

You bet your boots!

- most certainly, yes indeed, absolutely

"You bet your boots that I am going to apply for my passport as early as possible." 

You can find the whole list here: http://www.idiomconnection.com/clothes.html#B