one's best bib and tucker

one's best bib and tucker
шутл.
лучшее, парадное платье [первонач. амер.]; см. тж. one's Sunday best

‘So you'll both come to dinner? Eight-fifteen... Swallows!’ added Lady Mont... ‘There's a house-party,’ said Dinny to the young man's elevated eyebrows. ‘She means tails and white tie.’ ‘Oh! Ah! Best bib and tucker, Jean.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘Maid in Waiting’, ch. VIII) — - Значит, вы оба приедете? Обедаем в восемь пятнадцать... Парад! - заключила леди Монт... - У нас гости, - пояснила Динни, увидев, что брови молодого человека недоуменно поднялись. - Тетя имела в виду, что надо надеть фрак и белый галстук. - Ясно. Форма парадная, Джин.

It was a gathering of ladies and gentlemen in their best bibs and tuckers... (J. O'Hara, ‘Ten North Frederick’, part I) — Собрались леди и джентльмены в вечерних туалетах...


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • one's best bib and tucker — ► one s best bib and tucker informal one s smartest clothes. Main Entry: ↑bib …   English terms dictionary

  • one's best bib and tucker — informal one s smartest clothes. → bib …   English new terms dictionary

  • one's best bib and tucker — informal one s finest clothes …   Useful english dictionary

  • bib and tucker — noun : an entire outfit of clothing usually used in the phrase best bib and tucker * * * clothes: to dress in one s best bib and tucker. [1740 50] * * * bib and tucker, Informal. clothes …   Useful english dictionary

  • bib and tucker — clothes: to dress in one s best bib and tucker. [1740 50] * * * …   Universalium

  • best bib and tucker — n. Sunday best, one s finest clothing, one s best clothes …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bib — ► NOUN 1) a piece of cloth or plastic fastened under a child s chin to keep its clothes clean while it is eating. 2) the upper front part of an apron or pair of dungarees. 3) a common inshore fish of the cod family. ● one s best bib and tucker Cf …   English terms dictionary

  • bib — /bɪb / (say bib) noun 1. an article of clothing worn under the chin by a child, especially while eating, to protect the clothes. 2. the part of an apron, overalls, etc., above the waist. 3. (plural bib or bibs) an edible fish, Gadus luscus, of… …  

  • bib — bib1 noun 1》 a piece of cloth or plastic fastened round a child s neck to keep its clothes clean while eating.     ↘a loose fitting sleeveless garment worn for identification, e.g. by competitors and officials at sporting events.     ↘the part… …   English new terms dictionary

  • bib — 1. n. 1 a piece of cloth or plastic fastened round a child s neck to keep the clothes clean while eating. 2 the top front part of an apron, dungarees, etc. 3 the edible marine fish Trisopterus luscus of the cod family. Also called POUT(2).… …   Useful english dictionary

  • best — adj 1. excellent, unexcelled, unsurpassed, fine, Inf. super, Inf. superfine; first class, first rate, Inf. crack; superior, choice, select; top, paramount, capital; outstanding, foremost, preeminent; venerable, highest, peerless; perfect,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder


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