all dressed up and nowhere to go

Adjective

 * 1)  Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
 * 2) * 1924 December 1, the musical "," premiered on Broadway at the Liberty Theatre; music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Therein, the introductory verse to the song "Oh, Lady be Good!" includes the lyric:
 * Listen to my tale of woe, It's terribly sad but true. All dressed up, no place to go, Each evening I'm awfully blue.