go-to-meeting

[ goh-tuh-meet-n, -mee-ting ]

/ ˈgoʊ təˈmit n, -ˈmi tɪŋ /

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Origin of go-to-meeting

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

Words nearby go-to-meeting

go to bat for, go to bed with, go together, go to hell, go to it, go-to-meeting, go too far, go to one's head, go to pieces, go to pot, go to show

How to use go-to-meeting in a sentence

Mary-'Gusta noticed that she was not, as usual, garbed in gingham, but was arrayed in her best go-to-meeting gown.
Mary-'Gusta|Joseph C. Lincoln
Paddy, must we put on our best dresses when she comes—our Sunday go-to-meeting frocks, you know?
Girls of the Forest|L. T. Meade
Directly an immigrant has landed, he feels that his first earnings must be devoted to a Sunday go-to-meeting suit.
Town Life in Australia|R. E. N. (Richard) Twopeny
He wore neither wig nor gown, and had not even put on his Sunday go-to-meeting clothes.
The Book of the Bush|George Dunderdale

Women, young girls, and children predominated, all dressed in their "Sunday-go-to-meeting" clothes.
The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865|Leander Stillwell