In Colombia it is a colloquial way of meaning that all preparations to achieve a goal were lost. That everything proved useless and they didn't get what they wanted. There is also a variant "get started" or also "became clothed and troubled".
Dressing, and arrange for an appointment. That it does not comply. (And we were dressed, raging, and terribly disillusioned. )
Meet with the curly hair facts: Sit waiting to happen something that never happened.