Meaning of suited and booted | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Dressed smartly, especially in business or formal wear.
   British, informal, not-comparable
2. Dressed, equipped, or otherwise well prepared for a certain situation.
   British, figuratively, informal, not-comparable

Examples

“You can get Suited and Booted at such figures as will astonish you at the Star Store.”

“Heroines will be suited and booted in tweeds this winter. Anyway, that is Dorothy Mackaill's latest street costume; a tweed suit and shoes of the same material trimmed with a little leather.”

“Jauntily suited and booted, Kathy Sheron (15), of Whitson-road, Huntington Station, New York, arrives in London to claim her prize. Kathy has won the Dave Clark Five—the British Beat Group—in a national contest, along with the title, "Miss Natural Wonder."”

“The ultimate in suede suited and booted for individualists [title]”

“In this novella, the TM [Talkative Man] meets Dr Rann, who claims to be a United Nations specialist, and unable to find a place for the strange visitor—who, as they used to say, was suited and booted—takes him to his own house.”

“A couple of suited and booted business types appeared by my side, tossing peanuts into their mouths and gawping at the screens as though they had never seen a television before. They couldn't be from the TV station or any of the production companies that made the shows, because they were far too formally dressed.”

“When Bobby and Elaine showed up at a candidate's night or event or at just another speaking engagement, the chairman was wearing a suit and tie and Elaine was suited and booted in a dress, heels, the whole nine yards.”

“Initially, his [Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar's] photograph was popularized through posters and pamphlets published and distributed by the RPI [Republican Party of India] for disseminating information about forthcoming meetings. The image was that of a suited and booted, westernized gentleman holding a copy of the Constitution in one hand. This image appeared to the common Dalits as a symbol of awareness through education and the fight for a better future. It also helped deconstruct the stereotypical notion of Dalits as being oppressed, suppressed and illiterate.”

“When she finally slept, it was to dream relentlessly of Michael. One moment he would be standing behind his desk, suited and booted, the next they would be naked in bed together, his glare boring into her soul, […]”

“An older respondent, aged 65, humorously commented on the modern prospective son-in-law: “He only wants a watch, a ring, a gold chain, to be ‘suited’ and ‘booted’.” It was not so much caste or education that stood in the way—a good dowry was the answer!”

“She rumbled through her dresser drawer finding an old pair of sweats with a sports bra and tank top sliding into them quickly. She put on a thick pair of tube socks and laced up her Timbs. Suited and booted she went downstairs to wait for them to arrive.”

“A man talks of 'the filth [police] displaying their strength … Suited and booted waiting to tear your fucking arse off. So we got ready to tear their arses off. This is war.'”

“I stared back at my squad, now all suited and booted and ready to roll. Helmets locked in place, fully vacuum-sealed.”

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