Unit 17: All the rage: clothes and fashion

Question 1

scruffy

There was a gang of scruffy kids hanging around.

(n):
1) scruff (a person who dresses in an untidy way)
2) scruffiness

Answer 1

untidy

Question 2

attire

dressed in formal evening attire

(adj): attired

Answer 2

accepted way of dressing in a particular social group

Question 3

midriff

Answer 3

part of the body between the chest and the waist

Question 4

frumpy

Answer 4

old-fashioned and boring

Question 5

dress-down days

Answer 5

days when people wear less formal clothes

Question 6

overalls

Answer 6

piece of clothing covering all the body

Question 7

skimpy

Answer 7

short, using little material

Question 8

dolled (up)/ dressed up/done up to the nines

Answer 8

to be dressed in a very fashionable or very formal way

Question 9

on the High street

Answer 9

from ordinary, much less expensive shops

Question 10

made-to-measure

Answer 10

made especially for them

Question 11

off-the-peg| off-the-rack

Answer 11

ready-made

Question 12

all the rage

Answer 12

very fashionable

Question 13

the very latest fashion

Answer 13

an extremely fashionable way

Question 14

the height of fashion

Answer 14

very fashionable

Question 15

up-to-the-minute

Answer 15

dealing with the most recent trends

Question 16

trend-setter

Answer 16

a person whose style is followed by others

Question 17

on trend

Answer 17

fashionable

Question 18

must-have item

Answer 18

thing that everyone wants

Question 19

slave to fashion

Answer 19

sb who is strongly influenced by fashion

Question 20

off the cuff

Answer 20

without having prepared anything

Question 21

be hand in glove with sb

Answer 21

have a close working relationship with sb

Question 22

on a shoestring

Answer 22

spending as little as possible

Question 23

no frills

Answer 23

simple and plain

Question 24

put sb in a straitjacket

Answer 24

restrict sb’s fashion

Question 25

draw a veil over

Answer 25

not to talk about sth

Question 26

have sth up your sleeve

Answer 26

have a secret plan or idea