Here are more metaphorical uses of clothes words. Explain the literal and metaphorical meanings of the underlined words and expressions. Use a dictionary if necessary.

1. We'll have to tighten our belts if you stop working full-time.

2. We wanted to leave but were hemmed in by the crowd and couldn't escape.

3. Phil's got so many books – his room is bursting at the seams.

4. The negotiations have been cloaked in secrecy ever since they began.

5. If she wins the prize again this year, it'll be a real feather in her cap.