Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Rip Tailoring: After cajoling Monty into inviting her out to the Ritz, Betty takes a pair of scissors and slices up her conservative work dress into a cocktail dress.
Source: Film / It -
Subverted with Daria's bridesmaid dress in "I Don't"; the seamstress puts next to no effort into tailoring it to Daria's sizes, so it visibly sags, and everybody at the wedding asks her why she didn't get the same style as the other bridesmaids.
Source: Western Animation / Daria -
Rip Tailoring: Helen rips off the frilly sleeves and collar of her dress, and shortens it considerably, when preparing to meet a suspected arms dealer.
Source: Film / True Lies
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Tailoring and Dress. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dress/tailoring
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