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Phrase(s): dress for someone
to clothe oneself to please someone. • I don’t dress for you! Don’t tell me how I should look! • Sally says she dresses for her friends, but she really dresses for herself., Phrase(s): dress for something
to clothe oneself suitably for some occasion or activity, or for success. • Finally, I learned to dress for success. • I can wear my tuxedo if you want me to dress for the formal dinner.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs