what it takes, something that enables one to achieve success or attain a desired end, as good looks, ability, or money: There's a young woman who has what it takes to get along in the world. what's what, Informal. the true situation; all the facts: It's high time you told him what's what.
Confidence votes 6.3K. The defining costume color of a Roman Catholic Cardinal is scarlet red. The daily wear of a Cardinal is a cassock, a long button-front robe that is ordinarily black, except in the tropics where it may be white. The Cardinal's cassock is trimmed with red and worn with a broad red sash around the waist.
Therefore, Saint Patrick belongs to the whole church, not just Rome, and people of all colors and creeds should take part in the festivities. Yet for some Protestants, part of that fun involves wearing orange. So before the green-wearing Irish among you get into a pinching craze, think twice. Some of us wear orange for a reason.