- old-shoe
- adjective Date: 1944 characterized by familiarity or freedom from restraint ; comfortable, unpretentious
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old shoe — old shoe, adj. Informal. a person or thing that is comfortably familiar and unpretentious: Uncle Will is a lovable old shoe. * * * … Universalium
old shoe — old shoe, adj. Informal. a person or thing that is comfortably familiar and unpretentious: Uncle Will is a lovable old shoe … Useful english dictionary
old shoe — old′ shoe′ adj. cvb inf comfortably familiar or unpretentious • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
old-shoe — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : characterized by familiarity or freedom from restraint : comfortable, unpretentious old shoe and easy to talk with Ernie Pyle * * * old shoe «OHLD SHOO», adjective. U.S. pleasantly casual; informal: »Buchwald s manner is so … Useful english dictionary
common as an old shoe — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not showing off; not vain; modest; friendly to all. * /Although Mr. Jones ran a large business, he was common as an old shoe./ * /The most famous people are sometimes as common as an old shoe./ … Dictionary of American idioms
common as an old shoe — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not showing off; not vain; modest; friendly to all. * /Although Mr. Jones ran a large business, he was common as an old shoe./ * /The most famous people are sometimes as common as an old shoe./ … Dictionary of American idioms
comfortable as an old shoe — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Pleasant and relaxed; not stiff, strict or too polite; easy to talk and work with. * /The stranger was as comfortable as an old shoe, and we soon were talking like old friends./ … Dictionary of American idioms
comfortable as an old shoe — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Pleasant and relaxed; not stiff, strict or too polite; easy to talk and work with. * /The stranger was as comfortable as an old shoe, and we soon were talking like old friends./ … Dictionary of American idioms
as an old shoe — See: COMFORTABLE AS AN OLD SHOE, COMMON AS AN OLD SHOE … Dictionary of American idioms
as an old shoe — See: COMFORTABLE AS AN OLD SHOE, COMMON AS AN OLD SHOE … Dictionary of American idioms
