common as an old shoe

common as an old shoe
*common as an old shoe & *common as dirt
low class; uncouth. (*Also: as \common as an old shoe.) •

That ill-mannered girl is just as common as an old shoe.

Despite Mamie's efforts to appear to be upper class, most folks considered her common as dirt.

* * *
{adj. phr.}, {informal} Not showing off; not vain; modest; friendly to all. * /Although Mr. Jones ran a large business, he was common as an old shoe./ * /The most famous people are sometimes as common as an old shoe./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • common as an old shoe — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not showing off; not vain; modest; friendly to all. * /Although Mr. Jones ran a large business, he was common as an old shoe./ * /The most famous people are sometimes as common as an old shoe./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • common\ as\ an\ old\ shoe — adj. phr. informal Not showing off; not vain; modest; friendly to all. Although Mr. Jones ran a large business, he was common as an old shoe. The most famous people are sometimes as common as an old shoe …   Словарь американских идиом

  • as an old shoe — See: COMFORTABLE AS AN OLD SHOE, COMMON AS AN OLD SHOE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • as an old shoe — See: COMFORTABLE AS AN OLD SHOE, COMMON AS AN OLD SHOE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • as\ an\ old\ shoe — See: comfortable as an old shoe, common as an old shoe …   Словарь американских идиом

  • shoe — See: COMFORTABLE AS AN OLD SHOE, COMMON AS AN OLD SHOE, FILL ONE S SHOES, IF THE SHOE FITS, WEAR IT, IN ONE S SHOES, SHAKE IN ONE S SHOES, SADDLE SHOE, STEP INTO ONE S SHOES, WHERE THE SHOE PINCHES …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • shoe — See: COMFORTABLE AS AN OLD SHOE, COMMON AS AN OLD SHOE, FILL ONE S SHOES, IF THE SHOE FITS, WEAR IT, IN ONE S SHOES, SHAKE IN ONE S SHOES, SADDLE SHOE, STEP INTO ONE S SHOES, WHERE THE SHOE PINCHES …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • shoe — See: comfortable as an old shoe, common as an old shoe, fill one s shoes, if the shoe fits, wear it, in one s shoes, shake in one s shoes, saddle shoe, step into one s shoes, where the shoe pinches …   Словарь американских идиом

  • old — See: CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK, COMFORTABLE AS AN OLD SHOE, COMMON AS AN OLD SHOE, OF OLD …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • old — See: CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK, COMFORTABLE AS AN OLD SHOE, COMMON AS AN OLD SHOE, OF OLD …   Dictionary of American idioms

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