"all dressed up and nowhere to go" in Chinese (Simplified)
Definition
这个表达指你已经打扮好了准备去参加活动,却发现活动取消了或者没有地方可去。也可以表示做好了准备但没有机会。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
通常是非正式、带有幽默或讽刺色彩的表达,用于形容准备好却没有机会出场或活动取消的情况。
Examples
She was all dressed up and nowhere to go after her party was canceled.
她派对被取消后,成了**打扮得很漂亮却无处可去**。
I got all dressed up and nowhere to go when the meeting was postponed.
会议推迟后,我成了**打扮得很漂亮却无处可去**。
They were all dressed up and nowhere to go for the concert that was suddenly canceled.
演唱会突然取消,他们成了**打扮得很漂亮却无处可去**。
I spent hours on my makeup just to find out there was all dressed up and nowhere to go.
我花了几个小时化妆,结果**打扮得很漂亮却无处可去**。
It’s a classic case of all dressed up and nowhere to go when you buy a new suit for an event that gets canceled.
你为一场被取消的活动买新西装,这就是**打扮得很漂亮却无处可去**的典型例子。
After getting ready for the big date, he was left all dressed up and nowhere to go when she called to cancel.
他为约会做了准备,结果她打电话取消让他**打扮得很漂亮却无处可去**。