He jumped in the lake in his birthday suit.
birthday suit
idiomNakedness, unclothed skin; an exposure of a human's natural anatomy without clothing.
Origin
disputed originFrom the lack of clothes worn when one is born.
The toddler ran through the house in his birthday suit after escaping from the bath.
The artist's controversial photograph depicted the subject in nothing but her birthday suit, challenging viewers to reconsider cultural attitudes toward the unclothed body.
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bag of fruit
[Cockney slang]suit
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cut one's cloth to suit one's purse
To settle for less when money or resources are limited.
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empty suit
An ineffective or incompetent person in a place of authority.
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fold like a cheap suit
To give up easily; capitulate.
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follow suit
To follow an example; to imitate or copy the actions of another.
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strong suit
A field in which, or task at which, one is quite capable.
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suit down to the ground
To suit perfectly.
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suit one's book
To be ideal, convenient, or satisfactory to someone.