être sur son 31 - French expression
What does the French expression ‘ être sur son 31 ’ mean? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne’s audio.
être sur son trente et un - literally to be on one’s thirty one - means to be dressed to the nines, to be really well dressed. I’m not quite sure where the number 31 comes from, though. Leave a reply below if you know.
- « Ils se sont mis sur leur 31 et sont allés à la fête. »
- “They got dressed to the nines and went to the party.”
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