Definition of 'dressed to kill'
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dressedIf someone is dressed to kill, they are wearing very smart or fashionable clothes because they want people to notice them and think they are attractive.
[informal] ...a solitary blonde, beautiful, haughty and dressed to kill.
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dressed to kill in British
informal
a solitary blonde, beautiful, haughty and dressed to kill
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It was definitely a sky worth looking at, a sky dressed to kill in sequined navy blue. DEATH OF A NYMPHShe decorously watched his plane come into Mascot airport, dressed to kill, her hand shielding her eyes. SEIZE THE RECKLESS WIND
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