shirt-sleeve

shirt′-sleeve`

or shirt′sleeve`, also shirt′-sleeved`, shirt′-sleeves`,



adj. 1. not wearing a jacket; informally dressed. 2. warm enough to not require a jacket or coat: shirt-sleeve weather. 3. direct and straightforward in approach, manner, etc.: shirt-sleeve diplomacy. 4. doing the actual work: a shirt-sleeve editor. [1560–70]