意味: all over one like a cheap suit

親密にする（例えば ”メリーはトムと親密だった”）

Sui イディオム

a suicide pass (hockey)

a pass behind the player causing him to look back Older players always stop when receiving a suicide pass.

birthday suit

completely naked, no clothes on The little boy was running down the street in his birthday suit.

follow suit

do as someone else has done, follow someone

live out of a suitcase

stay away from your home with only the belongings in your suitcase I dislike this job because I am often on a business trip and must live out of my suitcase.

suicide pass

(See a suicide pass)

suit yourself

you choose, choose what you like """I prefer tea."" ""Suit yourself."""

suits you

looks good on you, becomes you Red and black suit you. You look great in those colors.

all over one like a cheap suit

to possess comprehensively, and usually intimately:"She was all over him like a cheap suit

in pursuit of

act of pursuing 追求；追赶；追捕
They immediately set out in pursuit of the enemy．他们立即出动，追击敌人。
The police car raced through the streets in pursuit of another car．警车在街上急驰，追赶另一辆汽车。
He does it in pursuit of health．他为了健康而做这事。

suit sb to a T

Idiom(s): suit someone to a T AND fit someone to a T

Theme: SUITABLE

to be very appropriate for someone.
• This kind of job suits me to a T.
• This is Sally's kind of house. It fits her to a T.

in one's birthday suit

Idiom(s): in one's birthday suit

Theme: Nakedness

naked; nude. (Informal. In the "clothes" in which one was born.)
• I’ve heard that John sleeps in his birthday suit.
• We used to go down to the river and swim in our birthday suits.
• You have to get into your birthday suit to bathe.

Grey suits

The men in grey suits are people who have a lot of power in business or politics, but aren't well-known or charismatic.

in hot pursuit

to follow closely: "The pickpocket ran off, with members of the public in hot pursuit."

birthday suit|birthday|suit

n. The skin with no clothes on; complete nakedness. The little boys were swimming in their birthday suits.

bring suit against|bring|suit

v. phr. To sue someone in a court of law. Fred brought suit against Tom for fraud and embezzlement.

follow suit|follow

v. phr. 1. To play a card of the same color and kind that another player has put down. When diamonds were led, I had to follow suit. 2. To do as someone else has done; follow someone's example. When the others went swimming, I followed suit.

live out of a suitcase|live|out of a suitcase|suit

v. phr. To have no permanent residence or a permanent place to hang one's clothes. When Jennifer accepted her new job, she had no idea that she would have to live out of a suitcase for six months.

suit up|suit

v. phr. To don a uniform or sports outfit. The veterans like to suit up for the Fourth of July parade.

suit yourself|suit

v. phr., informal To do what one likes or prefers. "I don't care where you want to sleep," he said. "Suit yourself!"

empty suit

empty suit
An unimportant person; also, a phony. For example, Don't pay any attention to him—he's just an empty suit, or She acts as though she knows what she's doing, but she's really an empty suit. This graphic expression calls up the image of an empty suit of clothes. [c. 1970]

long suit

long suit
One's strong point or advantage, as in Organizing has never been Nancy's long suit. This expression alludes to whist, bridge, and other card games in which holding numerous cards in a single suit may convey a strong advantage. [c. 1900]

strong suit

strong suit
see strong point.

suit

suit
In addition to the idioms beginning with suit, also see birthday suit; empty suit; follow suit; long suit; strong point.
* * *
- suit down to the ground
- suit oneself
- suit up

suit down to the ground

suit down to the ground
see under down to the ground.

suit oneself

suit oneself
Do as one pleases, as in We had expected you, but if you don't want to come, suit yourself. This idiom, which uses suit in the sense of “be agreeable or convenient,” is often put as an imperative. [Late 1800s]

suit up

suit up
Put on clothes for a particular activity, as in Come on, fellows, it's time to suit up for the hockey game. [Mid-1900s]

suitcase

suitcase
see live out.