What does the idiom 'dressed to the nines' mean?

Exploring Common English Idioms with Numbers

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Mia Campbell
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Wearing fancy clothes
Wearing old clothes
Wearing mismatched clothes
Wearing casual clothes
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If someone is 'at sixes and sevens', what is their state?
Very happy
Confused
Angry
Excited
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does 'all in one piece' signify?
Broken into pieces
Lost
Incomplete
Safely without damage
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does it mean to go 'back to square one'?
To take a break
To make progress
To start over
To finish a task
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does 'put two and two together' mean?
To make a correct guess
To solve a math problem
To combine two things
To separate two things
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If something is 'as phony as a $3 bill', what is it?
Very valuable
Very rare
Not genuine
Very common
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does 'nine times out of ten' imply?
Rarely
Almost always
Never
Sometimes
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