SLANG: TO DECK OUT
17 / 12 / 2014
SLANG: TO DECK OUT: meaning and examples
Hello everyone, and welcome to today's Daily Vitamin. For today's lesson, we are looking at the phrasal verb TO DECK OUT (and the adjective DECKED OUT).
Definition: to dress or decorate very fancily.
Example 1: We got all decked out for our holiday party.
Example 2: You really decked out your house this year! It looks so beautiful with all these lights!
Example 3: She always decks her dog out in hilarious Christmas clothes and takes a funny picture.
The word DECK is often associated with Christmas because of a famous Christmas song titled "Deck the Halls." The song title is also an expression that means to decorate a place with Christmas decor. You can listen to this song here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS9LvziuWVg
That's all for today. Tomorrow we will look at a short video from TED.com, which could help you to make some positive changes in your life.
Until then, have a great day!
Definition: to dress or decorate very fancily.
Example 1: We got all decked out for our holiday party.
Example 2: You really decked out your house this year! It looks so beautiful with all these lights!
Example 3: She always decks her dog out in hilarious Christmas clothes and takes a funny picture.
The word DECK is often associated with Christmas because of a famous Christmas song titled "Deck the Halls." The song title is also an expression that means to decorate a place with Christmas decor. You can listen to this song here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS9LvziuWVg
That's all for today. Tomorrow we will look at a short video from TED.com, which could help you to make some positive changes in your life.
Until then, have a great day!
