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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Layer, layer, layer The simplest and best practice in the face of freezing temperatures is to dress in layers, at least three of them.
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Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2024
As any frequent traveler would tell you, the secret to staying comfortable on the road is to dress in layers, and that includes packing a warm travel wrap or poncho that will come in handy the next time that air vent above your head starts blowing cold air.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2023
Teams dress in layers — long johns, hats, gloves and hand warmers for the frigid overnight and morning hours.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2023
Volunteers are asked to dress in layers and bring rain gear, rubber boots or waders, latex or nitrile gloves, and safety vests.
—Anchorage Daily News, 12 May 2023
The best way to trap that body heat, experts say, is to dress in layers.
—Karen Garciastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2023
Volunteers are asked to dress in layers and bring rain gear, rubber boots or waders, latex or nitrile gloves, and safety vests.
—Anchorage Daily News, 12 May 2023
Anyone braving the overnight cold should dress in layers and check on family members or neighbors with limited mobility and limited access to heat.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2022
Wear comfortable shoes, dress in layers if needed and keep hydrated.
—Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 9 June 2022
Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2024
As any frequent traveler would tell you, the secret to staying comfortable on the road is to dress in layers, and that includes packing a warm travel wrap or poncho that will come in handy the next time that air vent above your head starts blowing cold air.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2023
Teams dress in layers — long johns, hats, gloves and hand warmers for the frigid overnight and morning hours.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2023
Volunteers are asked to dress in layers and bring rain gear, rubber boots or waders, latex or nitrile gloves, and safety vests.
—Anchorage Daily News, 12 May 2023
The best way to trap that body heat, experts say, is to dress in layers.
—Karen Garciastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2023
Volunteers are asked to dress in layers and bring rain gear, rubber boots or waders, latex or nitrile gloves, and safety vests.
—Anchorage Daily News, 12 May 2023
Anyone braving the overnight cold should dress in layers and check on family members or neighbors with limited mobility and limited access to heat.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2022
Wear comfortable shoes, dress in layers if needed and keep hydrated.
—Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 9 June 2022
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