in one's shirtsleeves

in one's shirtsleeves
or in shirtsleeves phrasal wearing a shirt but no coat

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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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

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  • 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

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