stuffed shirt
Example Sentences
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The term "stuffed shirt" was invented for a character such as McCarthy, who resigned his office after being ousted as speaker of the House earlier this year.
From Salon • Dec. 26, 2023
There’s another son, Michael, played by Jake Davies; he’s a stuffed shirt who’s embarrassed by his father until — just watch the movie.
From Washington Post • May 31, 2022
Suddenly, he wasn’t a stuffed shirt making $40 million per year to lord over the nation’s most popular league.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2020
The descendants of Fitzmaurice were angry at how he was portrayed by Paul French as a bit of a "stuffed shirt", useless bureaucrat.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2019
These days, anyone who says “It is I” sounds like a stuffed shirt.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
