ALL meanings of shirt-sleeves
shirt-sleeve
S s - adjective shirt-sleeves not wearing a jacket; informally dressed: a shirt-sleeve mob. 1
- adjective shirt-sleeves warm enough to live or work in without wearing a jacket or coat: shirt-sleeve weather in November. 1
- adjective shirt-sleeves simple, plain, and informal; direct and straightforward in approach, manner, etc.: shirt-sleeve diplomacy. 1