Translations for „stuffed shirt“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

stuffed ˈshirt N pej inf

stuffed shirt

pomembnež m

stuffed shirt

važič(ka) m (f)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I'd call him a stuffed shirt, but he's a hollow vessel.

www.abc.net.au

So this is not a committee of stuffed shirts.

www.telegraph.co.uk

I played the stuffed shirt lawyer.

swampland.time.com

Middle-ring contacts are more likely to bicker about political issues -- one fellow might think the local congressman a stuffed shirt, while another is convinced he's a beacon of sanity.

www.salon.com

In doing so, his real life blue-collar existence gave him street smarts that the more educated stuffed shirts in the company's ivory towers couldn't relate to.

www.mmafighting.com

Parliament has traditionally been the domain of stuffed shirts, but a new broom is sweeping through the corridors of powers and it's pretty cool.

www.stuff.co.nz

Sometimes, amidst the tide of controversy, involving players, referees, supporters and stuffed shirts in the men's game, it would be refreshing if they glanced at the bigger picture.

sport.stv.tv

Where does this stuffed shirt get off criticizing everyone based on his warped perception?

schoolsofthought.blogs.cnn.com

She is also keenly aware of the absurdity of most situations, and can usually be found suppressing laughter as she deals with yet another stuffed shirt official.

www.telegraph.co.uk

More seriously, we need more casual, public open golf courses where one does not have to be a member and wear a stuffed shirt.

www.abc.net.au