was dressed to kill' vs 'wore her worst clothes'

[Ahmedov Dilhush]

English Idioms and Expressions, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #45 "Clothing Idioms (1)", question 7

Aurora was dressed to kill this weekend.

(a) wore her worst clothes
(b) wore out-of-date clothes
(c) wore her best clothes

English Idioms and Expressions, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #45 "Clothing Idioms (1)", answer 7

Aurora wore her best clothes this weekend.

Correct answer: (c) wore her best clothes

Your answer was: incorrect
Aurora wore her worst clothes this weekend.
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I think that that question is done ina wrong way. That's why the word "kill" is opposite meaning and I suspect my answer is more is more close to the real. Thanks to attention!

Ahmedov Dilhush

[Kitosdad]

"Dressed to kill" is used to describe a person who has purposely dressed to impress others, therefore they would not dress in their worst clothing.

Kitos.
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