shirt-sleeve

English

Etymology

Derived from the practice of taking one's jacket off, and relaxing in shirt sleeves.

Adjective

shirt-sleeve (not comparable)

  1. Describing an informal, relaxed appearance or approach, particularly in business.
    He had a shirt-sleeve style of management.

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Last modified on 10 February 2013, at 07:35