(colloquial) all dressed up, dolled up (to the nines)

(simile) like a duck takes to water

(simile, informal) to be cornered, to be a dead duck

(simile, informal) poor as a church mouse

(informal, simile) to be phony as a three-dollar bill, to be bent as a nine-bob note, to be extremely dishonest

(simile, informal) to be fine, to feel great

(informal) in no time, in two shakes, in a flash, in a jiffy

feminine singular of gueux comme un rat d'église

(simile, colloquial) to have the time of one's life, to have a whale of a time, to enjoy oneself immensely

(informal) on a whim, rashly, on the spur of the moment