
Dressed to a T
Meanings
Fig.: to be very well dressed, fashionable and with particular care to details. To be dressed perfectly for the situation
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Origin
The origin of this idiom is uncertain. One possibility is that the phrase is short for “dressed for a tea”, which dates back to the Victorian era, when high tea was a formal affair, meaning that all “proper” people dressed appropriately.
Another theory suggests that "T" refers to the letter's use in the phrase "to the teeth", which means to the maximum degree.
Yet another one claims that it refers to the expression “to a tittle”, where a tittle is the tiny dot on the letters "i" or "j"; meaning that every detail has been taken care of.
Another theory suggests that "T" refers to the letter's use in the phrase "to the teeth", which means to the maximum degree.
Yet another one claims that it refers to the expression “to a tittle”, where a tittle is the tiny dot on the letters "i" or "j"; meaning that every detail has been taken care of.