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This is the English we speak with.
Me Jiayin and me Neil.
We've got that posh office party to go to tonight.
It's a black tie event.
Oh, yes.
A black tie event means we have to dress smartly.
So it suits for the men and dresses for us women.
Ah, but I wonder which of us will look the smartest.
Hmm.
I'm sure Roy looks very smart in a suit.
Maybe, but what about me?
Don't you think I would scrub up well?
You mean to look very smart after making a lot of effort?
I'm not sure, but it's a good expression.
When you scrub up well, it means you have made a lot of effort to look very smart or well presented.
Neil, do you own any smart clothes?
Of course I do.
And so do the people in these examples.