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dress in layers

idiom

US
: to wear several pieces of clothing on top of one another
When the weather is cold you should dress in layers.

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But dress in layers because the forecast high for later in the day is 74 degrees, with sunny skies. Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 25 Nov. 2025 Wear comfortable shoes and dress in layers. Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025 Caves stay cool year-round (typically 40 to 55 degrees), so dress in layers and wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes with good grip. Erin Gifford, USA Today, 18 June 2025 Somebody forgot to tell right-hander German Marquez to dress in layers for that 2018 home opener. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dress in layers

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“Dress in layers.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20in%20layers. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.

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