trick out

British  

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to dress up; deck out

   tricked out in frilly dresses

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trick out Idioms  

1. Ornament or adorn, especially ostentatiously or garishly, as in She was all tricked out in beads and fringe and what-have-you. This term uses trick in the sense of “dress up” or “decorate,” a usage dating from about 1500. [Early 1700s]

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Example Sentences

Jason Scott Carter, a former police officer in Coral Springs, Florida, used $21,788 in bogus pandemic payments to trick out his 1969 Ford Mustang.

From Washington Times • Jan. 4, 2023

Now in its 10th season, each episode follows four families across the U.S. as they trick out the front of their homes with holiday cheer.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2022

Drivers in California will be able to trick out their whips with digital license plates.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2022

If she can pull that trick out again in future debates, especially earlier in the night, it will help her.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2019

Had McNaughton used some trick out of a spy novel, like laying a strand of hair over the binder—a strand that would remain in place only so long as the binder was not touched?

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin