- in one's shirtsleeves
- or in shirtsleeves phrasal wearing a shirt but no coat
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
in one's shirtsleeves
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in one's shirtsleeves — With one s jacket or jersey off • • • Main Entry: ↑shirt … Useful english dictionary
in (one's) shirtsleeves — wearing a shirt with nothing over it. → shirtsleeve … English new terms dictionary
in shirtsleeves — in (one s) shirtsleeves wearing a shirt with nothing over it * * * in (your) shirtsleeves : wearing a shirt but no coat or jacket a man in his shirtsleeves It was hot and most of the crowd was in shirtsleeves. • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
in shirtsleeves — phrasal see in one s shirtsleeves … New Collegiate Dictionary
from shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations — Shirtsleeves denote the need to work hard for one’s living. This saying has been attributed to A. Carnegie (1835–1919), manufacturer and philanthropist, but is not found in his published writings. from clogs to clogs is only three generations… … Proverbs new dictionary
shirtsleeve — noun the sleeve of a shirt. Phrases in (one s) shirtsleeves wearing a shirt with nothing over it. Derivatives shirtsleeved adjective … English new terms dictionary
en cuerpo — /ān kwārˈpō/ (Spanish) adverb 1. (also in cuerpo and in querpo) in close fitting dress 2. Without a cloak or coat 3. In undress, eg in one s shirtsleeves 4. Sometimes used erroneously for stark naked, the Spanish for which is en cueros … Useful english dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
Charles Walton — For the inventor of RFID, see Charles Walton (inventor). Charles Walton (12 May 1870 14 February 1945), a native of Lower Quinton in Warwickshire, was found murdered on the night of 14 February 1945 at a farm known as The Firs, situated on the… … Wikipedia
shirtsleeve — shirt·sleeve (shûrtʹslēv ) n. 1. The sleeve of a shirt. 2. shirtsleeves The state of wearing no coat, jacket, or other outer garment over one s shirt: dined in shirtsleeves; balmy weather that had them down to their shirtsleeves. adj. 1. also… … Universalium
