Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to dress to a T
Japanese translation:
ばっちりきめる
English term
United States
Providing reliable & courteous service
Native in: Japanese 
Works in: English to Japanese, Japanese to English
to dress to a T
This may be a relatively new expression (slang/street English) as I see this reference in lyrics of a rap song, etc. http://wwwjackbenimble.blogspot.com/2007/01/rappers-delight....
| 3 +1 | 服できめる |
Geraldine Oudin
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| 4 | 完璧（カンペキ）に着こなす |
Yumico Tanaka (X)
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| 3 | お洒落にする |
william taylor
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| 3 | おしゃれをする |
Yasutomo Kanazawa
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Jan 29, 2009 22:50: KathyT changed "Language pair" from "Japanese to English" to "English to Japanese"
Jan 31, 2009 01:35: Geraldine Oudin Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
United Kingdom
Low Stress Solutions
Native in: French 
Works in: Japanese to French, English to French
服できめる
example” ばっちりスーツできめる”
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Note added at 2 heures (2009-01-30 01:11:05 GMT)
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I was also thinking about ばっちりに着こなす or another expression with ばっちり that would fit your sentence
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KathyT
: I like your use of きめる and think that something using this would be reeeeeally close. 服でばっちりきめてる？
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Thanks! "ばっちりきめる" is definitely heard a lot in the (young generation's) spoken language (and on blogs, of course). So if the context allows...
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完璧（カンペキ）に着こなす
I don't know exactly where the 'T' came from but could be from "tee" in golf, or "tea" from a cup of tea, as we often use the word for a meal on a table. This is not a new expression.
| Thanks Yumico-san. I like this expression, too. In a sentence requiring an object （"何を"完璧に着こなしているか）, this will work well. |
Japan
Japanese to English financial translator
Native in: English
Works in: Japanese to English
お洒落にする
例：
Oh my, you're dressed to the T aren't you!
あら！お洒落しているですね！
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Note added at 5 hrs (2009-01-30 04:15:38 GMT)
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Ya see: I'm six foot one and I'm tons of fun
And I dress to a T
Ya see: I got more clothes than Muhammad Ali and I dress so viciously
Rappers Delight: not really a new song, but definitely a classic!
| Thanks William. That's a good song - though I've never paid much attention to the lyrics before...! |
Japan
Scientia est potentia
Native in: Japanese
Works in: English to Japanese, German to Japanese, Italian to Japanese, and 3 more.
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