Fashion idioms

Idioms related to clothing and fashion.

Footwear

Be in/put oneself in another's shoes

To be in somebody's shoes was to be in their situation.

When wondering if Sisko was attracted to Dax, Bashir said that he would be if he were in Sisko's shoes. (DS9: "A Man Alone")

When Garak accidentally scared away Bashir's holographic love interest, he said that if he were in Bashir's shoes, he would shoot him with a champagne cork. (DS9: "Our Man Bashir")

When Dax was attracted to Worf, who was in turn attracted to Grilka, she told him that if she were in his shoes, she would pursue someone more available and entertaining. Worf countered that she was not in his shoes, and she joked that she could do a lot in a pair of size eighteen boots. (DS9: "Looking for Par'Mach in All the Right Places")

Kiss/Lick one's boots

To kiss someone's boots or lick someone's boots meant to be submissive towards them.

When Dax complained about how bossy Sirella was, Sisko retorted that Dax may be required to kiss Sirella's boots to marry Worf, and that she was aware of this fact. (DS9: "You are Cordially Invited")

Knock one's socks off

Meant to impress somebody.

In 2152, Trip Tucker gave young starship fan Q'ell a copy of Enterprise NX-01's schematics, saying they would knock the boy's socks off. (ENT: "Marauders")

Pants

Caught with one's pants/britches down

To be caught with one's pants down or caught with one's britches down meant to be caught doing something shameful or prohibited.

Geordi once stated an intention to catch some Romulans with their pants down, but Data was unfamiliar with the idiom. (TNG: "The Defector")

Fly by the seat of one's pants

To fly by the seat of one's pants meant to pilot a space vehicle without a plan, instead following one's own instincts and whims.

Dax felt as though she and Kira were flying by the seat of their pants when they were trying to pilot a Bajoran shuttle. (DS9: "The Seige")