ALL DRESSED UP AND NOWHERE TO GO

all dressed up and nowhere to go: translation

all dressed up and nowhere to go & all dressed up with nowhere to go

completely ready for something that has been postponed or has failed to materialize. (May be literal or figurative.) •

Tom: I just heard that your company is closed today. Fred: Gee, I'm all dressed up and nowhere to go.

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The space shot was cancelled, so all the astronauts are all dressed up with nowhere to go.