Paul was in his shirtsleeves unscrewing the back of the computer.
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It was a hot day and most of the men were in shirtsleeves.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
in your shirtsleeves — 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: ↑shirtsleeve … Useful english dictionary
shirtsleeves — noun not wearing a jacket (Freq. 1) in your shirtsleeves means you are not wearing anything over your shirt in hot weather they dined in their shirtsleeves • Hypernyms: ↑dishabille, ↑deshabille * * * shirtsleeves UK [ˈʃɜː(r)tˌsliːvz] US … Useful english dictionary
shirtsleeves — noun in (your) shirtsleeves wearing a shirt but no jacket (1): It was 90º and the men were in their shirtsleeves … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shirtsleeves — UK [ˈʃɜː(r)tˌsliːvz] / US [ˈʃɜrtˌslɪvz] noun [plural] the sleeves of a shirt • in (your) shirtsleeves wearing a shirt but not a jacket Paul was in his shirtsleeves unscrewing the back of the computer … English dictionary
shirtsleeves — shirt|sleeves [ˈʃə:tsli:vz US ˈʃə:rt ] n 1.) in (your) shirtsleeves wearing a shirt but no ↑jacket 2.) the part of a shirt that covers your arm … Dictionary of contemporary English
shirtsleeves — shirt|sleeves [ ʃɜrt,slivz ] noun plural the sleeves of a shirt in (your) shirtsleeves wearing a shirt but not a jacket … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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
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