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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
wear a collar and tie?
"...they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work,..." this is a sentence from my textbook...
1.Is that an idiom?Does that mean "wear a shirt and tie"? What's the difference between "wear a collar and tie" and "wear a shirt and tie"?
2.What does "wear a collar" mean exactly? In my language, when people say "wear a collar", it means just wearing a seperate collar as an accessory (no shirt), or wearing a detachable collar with shirt. However, it does not mean wearing a shirt and the collar is a part of the shirt. Is it the same in English??
Thanks a lot!
1.Is that an idiom?Does that mean "wear a shirt and tie"? What's the difference between "wear a collar and tie" and "wear a shirt and tie"?
2.What does "wear a collar" mean exactly? In my language, when people say "wear a collar", it means just wearing a seperate collar as an accessory (no shirt), or wearing a detachable collar with shirt. However, it does not mean wearing a shirt and the collar is a part of the shirt. Is it the same in English??
Thanks a lot!
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1. Yes, "wear a collar and tie" is an idiom, that usually refers to the mode of dress being smart or formal, rather than casual. 2.
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- Yes, "wear a collar and tie" is an idiom, that usually refers to the mode of dress being smart or formal, rather than casual.
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- "Wear a collar" can mean different things, according to context.
- You might talk about your cat or dog "wearing a collar", and here, of course, the collar is a separate item.
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1. Yes, "wear a collar and tie" is an idiom, that usually refers to the mode of dress being smart or formal, rather than casual.
2. "Wear a collar" can mean different things, according to context. You might talk about your cat or dog "wearing a collar", and here, of course, the collar is a separate item. You might also talk about an Anglican (and perhaps it's also true of other Christian
2. "Wear a collar" can mean different things, according to context. You might talk about your cat or dog "wearing a collar", and here, of course, the collar is a separate item. You might also talk about an Anglican (and perhaps it's also true of other Christian
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A working man often wore his shirt without a collar informally, putting on the collar and tie for a more formal occasion, such as for Church, or going out with his wife. The idiom stems from the days when shirt collars were seperate, and came in pairs, two to each shirt, which also saved on laundry, hence another idiom 'be sure to wear a clean collar'.
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Hi,
you can find also a sentence such this: Don´t dress casually tonight. It´s going to be a _collar and tie_________________ occasion.
Kind regards,
Barbora
you can find also a sentence such this: Don´t dress casually tonight. It´s going to be a _collar and tie_________________ occasion.
Kind regards,
Barbora
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