dressed to kill
Romanian robbers dressed to kill, trained to steal: investigators
Prosecutors detained 14 people Friday who are suspected of belonging to a network of well-dressed robbers who were trained to steal luxury items in Romania and the European Union.
“They were trained to break windows and steal very expensive watches in a short time, 30 seconds,” said police spokesman Mihai Pitulescu, adding that one heist netted €1.5 million ($1.6 million).
今回取り上げるのは、"be dressed to kill"という表現です。The Free Dictionary by FARLEXによると、"to be wearing clothes which are intended to make people sexually attracted to you"とありました。また『ジーニアス英和辞典G4 大修館書店』には、「(男を)悩殺する身なりをしている、ひどくめかし込んでいる《けばけばしさ、趣味の悪さを暗示》」と載っていました。(ninetails)
