suit up

1. Put on clothes for a particular activity, as in Come on, fellows, it's time to suit up for the hockey game. [Mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

Every night, the gentlemen suit up and the ladies don their finery, although nothing is as fancy as when the family hosts balls or extremely fancy dinners for special guests.

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The situation was so dire that USC broke conference rules to suit up sophomore running back Bryan Jackson at halftime despite ruling him out before the game.

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Riley said starting left tackle Elijah Paige has “a chance” but is “not a shoe-in” to suit up against Michigan as he continues to be hampered by a nagging injury that he’s fought for more than a month..

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He won’t suit up to spell Joe Burrow while the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback nurses his turf toe back to health.

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The speedy Thompson, 20, has already said goodbye to her Angel City teammates and did not suit up for the team’s win over Bay FC on Monday.

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