as an old shoe

See: COMFORTABLE AS AN OLD SHOE, COMMON AS AN OLD SHOE.

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shoe

[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], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

common as an old shoe

[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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

comfortable as an old shoe

[comfortable as an old shoe] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Pleasant and relaxed; not stiff, strict or too polite; easy to talk and work with. * /The stranger was as comfortable as […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

old

[old] See: [CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK], [COMFORTABLE AS AN OLD SHOE], [COMMON AS AN OLD SHOE], [OF OLD]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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