Pretty Up (Verb)
Meaning
Use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.; "She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- She pretty'd up in her new designer dress for the formal event.
- After a long week, Sarah decided to pretty herself up and go out with friends.
- For her sister's wedding, she had to pretty herself up in the elaborate traditional attire.
- Her mother spent hours helping her pretty up for her high school prom.
- In hopes of impressing her crush, she spent all morning prettying herself up for school.