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go-to outfit
reliable favourite clothes
The outfit you choose most often because it always works well.
This vs that
This is my go-to outfit for work.
I bought a one-off outfit for the ceremony.
Hear it in real life
What do you wear when you’re running late?
My go-to outfit: black trousers and a jumper.
My go-to outfit is dark jeans, a white T-shirt and trainers.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Go-to' is the natural informal way to describe a reliable favourite.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Jeans and a T-shirt are my going-to outfit.
Say: Jeans and a T-shirt are my go-to outfit.
The fixed adjective is 'go-to', not 'going-to'.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
someone’s go-to outfit; a go-to outfit for something
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about clothes.
try something on
Can I try this jumper on?
wear something smart
You should wear something smart to the ceremony.
Clothes words
People and relationships · Clothes: the words around “go-to outfit”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
That’s my go-to outfit.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
go-to outfit
reliable favourite clothes
“My go-to outfit is dark jeans, a white T-shirt and trainers.”
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