Alternative form of all dressed up and nowhere to go

(idiomatic) Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.

Alternative form of all dressed up and nowhere to go

Alternative form of a bad penny always turns up

A person or thing which is unpleasant, dishonorable, or unwanted tends to appear (or reappear), especially at inopportune times. / Things that are done improperly eventually cause problems.

(often as an aside) The reality is so bizarre, ironic, or comically coincidental as to be unbelievable.

(informal) Said about something that the speaker wants to buy immediately.

(rhetorical question) Expresses interest in doing something.

(vulgar) Idly, doing nothing important in a situation that requires it.

(colloquial, Southern US) Alternative form of ridden hard and put away wet (“in either sense”)