WordNet
v. put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" [syn: dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog out, overdress] [ant: dress down]
Usage examples of "trick up".
Behind her, pushing through the clapping, cheering crowd, he sees Speedy Parker, but unless Speedy's got a particularly good magic trick up his sleeve - He doesn't.
I'll bet the rocket attack made 'em realize we have trick up our sleeve.
You may drink it or notI am sure you can prove to your own satisfaction that I have no trick up my sleevebut if you and Yacoubian and Jiun and I are not seen doing what all the rest are doing, questions will be asked.
You may drink it or not-I am sure you can prove to your own satisfaction that I have no trick up my sleeve-but if you and Yacoubian and Jiun and I are not seen doing what all the rest are doing, questions will be asked.
But Okahara has a little trick up his sleeve to make sure the airstrip is completed by Christmas.
Orders came through to only keep the ones we got with the Ted Parks trick up at that old amusement park.