No matter how you dress it up, the fact is that we lost.
His business record is a string of failures dressed up as successes.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
dress something up — PRESENT, represent, portray, depict, characterize; embellish, enhance, touch up, embroider. → dress * * * present something in such a way that it appears better than it really is the company dressed up the figures a little * * * ˌdress sth ˈup… … Useful english dictionary
dress up — dress (something) up to make something look better or different than it really is. No matter how you dress it up, the fact is that we lost. His business record is a string of failures dressed up as successes. Usage notes: often followed by as, as … New idioms dictionary
dress — 1 /dres/ noun 1 (C) a piece of clothing worn by a woman or girl that covers her body from her shoulder to somewhere on her leg: Sheila wore a long red dress. compare skirt 1 (1) 2 (U) the way someone dresses: His dress is always very formal. 3… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dress up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you dress up or dress yourself up, you put on different clothes, in order to make yourself look smarter than usual or to disguise yourself. [V P] You do not need to dress up for dinner... [V P in/as n] I just love the fun of… … English dictionary
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