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French idioms

What does “Se mettre sur son trente et un” mean?

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Se mettre sur son trente et un

Word for word

To put oneself on one's thirty-one

What it really means

To dress up with care, to put on your best clothes. Used for weddings, parties and special occasions.

How we say it in English

To be dressed to the nines

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