suit and tie
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editsuit and tie (plural suits and ties)
- Formal business apparel, consisting of a business suit worn with a dress shirt, tie, and formal shoes for men, conservative dress or pant suit with pumps for women.
- Max, you don't work in an office, but you still have to make it on time to this construction site like a suit and tie kind of job.
- 2002, Joseph Agris, White Knight in Blue Shades, page 111:
- The days of coaching Little League in a suit and tie are long gone, but Marvin is still always impeccably dressed, regardless of the activity — and the location.
- 2005, Arthur L. Littleworth, Water Law Attorney and Riverside Civic Leader, page 41:
- Everybody was addressed by Mr. and Miss and always suit and tie.
- 2007, Timothy Clack, Marcus Brittain, Archaeology and the Media, page 73:
- Behind this are assumptions about the significance and meaning of two major archaeological fashion styles: suit-and-tie manager wear on the one hand and scruffy but practical field wear on the other.
- 2007, Joanna Melville, Everything was Ragtime: A View of the Costume Design Process, page 139:
- He too was a young man in a suit and tie with a derby upon his head .
- 2014, Rolf Zeiler, Asia with suit and tie:
- The clothing for us western businessmen is the classic suit and tie.
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