Clothing Idioms

Idiom	Meaning	Example Sentence
at the drop of a hat	without needing any advance notice	My Grandma will babysit for anyone at the drop of a hat.
(have a) bee in one's bonnet	something that is annoying someone	Milan has had a bee in his bonnet all day, but he won't tell me what's wrong.
below the belt	beyond what is fair or socially acceptable	His comment about Manfred's handicap was below the belt.
bursting at the seams	not fitting anymore	I ate too much. I'm bursting at the seams in these jeans.
caught with one's pants down	unprepared	My students caught me with my pants down on Monday. I forgot about the field trip.
(have a) card up one's sleeve	have a secret or reserve plan	I think Josh has a card up his sleeve cause he wants me to wear a dress to the fast-food restaurant.
buckle down	work extra hard	It's almost exam time, so I need to buckle down this weekend.
burn a hole in one's pocket	money that one is tempted to spend	Let's go to the mall after school. There's a hundred dollar bill burning a hole in my pocket.
dress to kill, dress to the nines	dress in nice or sexy clothes	My cousin was dressed to kill on her birthday.
fit like a glove	fit perfectly (tight to one's body)	Anita's prom dress fits me like a glove.
fine-tooth comb	in great detail, extremely carefully	The police looked for fingerprints with a fine-tooth comb.
fly by the seat of one's pants	do by instinct, not by plan	I had never taught art to kids before. I had to fly by the seat of my pants.
handle with kid gloves	treat delicately	Please handle my grandmother's tea set with kid gloves.

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