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shirtsleeves

shirts·lee·ves

uncommon

noun

1.

not wearing a jacket

  • “in your shirtsleeves”
  • “in hot weather they dined in their shirtsleeves”

Phrases

  • shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations

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