How to Pronounce "all dressed up with nowhere to go"
expression
AWL DREST UP WITH NOH-wair tuh GOH
AWL dREST UP wITH NOH-way-uh tOO GOH
Definition
This expression describes someone who is nicely dressed or ready for something special, but there is no event or place to go.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɔɫ/ /ˈdɹɛst/ /ˈəp/ /ˈwɪð/, /ˈwɪθ/, /wɪð/, /wɪθ/ /ˈnoʊˌwɛɹ/, /ˈnoʊhˌwɛɹ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈɡoʊ
British English
ˈɔːl/ /dɹˈɛst/ /ˈʌp/ /wˈɪð/ /nˈəʊweə/ /tˈuː/ /ɡˈəʊ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
AWL DREST UP WITH NOH-wair tuh GOH
UK
AWL dREST UP wITH NOH-way-uh tOO GOH
Listen in Context
I was all dressed up with nowhere to go after the party was canceled.
He felt all dressed up with nowhere to go when the interview was postponed.
We got all dressed up with nowhere to go after the concert was called off.
She spent an hour getting ready, but ended up all dressed up with nowhere to go.