A grey fabric-covered dress form on a metal stand is draped with a lilac scarf against purple.

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Margaret

I think that dress hikes up a little.

— The Philadelphia Story · 1940

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Hedged with 'I think' and 'a little', the speaker offers a modest observation that a dress rides upward. It reads as a small criticism of the garment's fit, delivered tentatively and possibly as friendly advice rather than an attack.

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