scrub up for the day

[KLPNO]

Hello everyone,

Two women talking.

- He is certainly not your average groom-to-be, not your usual guy.
- In what way?
- Most guys don't give a shit about details. Usually they just nod and smile and scrub up for the day. Very
few of them make a doll's house.
- Oh, it's a diorama.
- Yeah, that's the word.
- And he is so metro.
- Metro?
- Metrose... politan. Metropolitan.

Does "scrub up for the day" mean spruce up all day long/for the whole day?

Thank you.

 

[JMurray]

not a teacher

I've not seen the film this dialogue comes from but, to me, the phrase "scrub up for the day" means to wash and tidy yourself up at the end of a day's work. So the speaker is saying that men don't usually bother making any extra effort at work, they just do the job with minimal interaction, tidy themselves up and go home.

PS: Oops! See SoothingDave's post below.

 

[bhaisahab]

Where does this dialogue come from?

 

[JMurray]

not a teacher

The dialogue is from "The Stag", also known as "The Bachelor Weekend" (2013).

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2573858/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

 

[SoothingDave]

It's talking about a groom making himself look presentable for his wedding.

 

[TheParser]

Most guys don't give a s--- about details.

***** NOT A TEACHER *****


Just a gentle reminder that some Americans still feel uncomfortable with saying or writing the S-word.

I know that you were just copying some dialogue that contained it.

I was concerned that some beginning learners might think that the S-word was appropriate to use in everyday conversation. It is not.