shirt sleeves

Noun

Meaning

shirt sleeves

plural of shirt sleeve

Preceded by in: wearing only a shirt without a coat, jacket, or comparable protective covering over it.

(by extension) A working-class socioeconomic status (not requiring a professional business jacket).

shirt-sleeves

plural of shirt-sleeve

shirt-sleeves pl (plural only)

Alternative form of shirt sleeves

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

shirt-sleeves

Examples

Science is, on the whole, an informal activity, a life of shirt sleeves and coffee served in beakers. George Porter

When the honour is given to that scientist personally the happiness is sweet indeed. Science is, on the whole, an informal activity, a life of shirt sleeves and coffee served in beakers. George Porter

I'm a jacket man. And if I'm without one, I am kind of seriously disabled. I don't know how to operate in shirt sleeves. Bill Nighy

Close letter words and terms

shirt of haircloth shirt pocket shirt sleeve shirt waist shirt-frill shirt-front