Значение слова "COMMON AS AN OLD SHOE" найдено в 2 источниках

COMMON AS AN OLD SHOE

найдено в "Dictionary of American idioms"

common as an old shoe: translation

*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.

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

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{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./