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# Dress

## Verb + dress

* try on a dress
* wear a dress
* make a dress
* the dress fits you
* the dress fastens (at the back)

## Common expressions

* a long / short dress
* an old / a new dress
* a cotton dress
* look fantastic / sensational in a dress
* (your hat) *goes with / matches* your dress

## Exercise

### Verb + dress

1. That's a very nice dress you're ***wearing***. Is it silk!
2. If the dress doesn't ***fit*** me, can I bring it back and get my money back?
3. This dress ***fastens*** at the back. Can you *zip me up*, please!
4. There weren't any changing rooms in the shop for me to ***try*** on the dress.
5. My wife ***made*** her own wedding dress. It saved us a lot of money!

### Common expressions

1. You can’t wear those green shoes! They don't go with your dress. - e
2. Beyonce looked absolutely sensational in the dress she wore to the MTV awards. - d
3. Sheila wore a long white dress which reached all the way to the ground. - b
4. I'm looking for a blue handbag to match this dress. - f
5. Why don't you put on your new dress? I haven't seen it on you yet. - a
6. On holiday in India, I wore short cotton dresses and sandals all the time. - c