John won the election as class president because he was hail-fellow-well-met.
John just moved to town but he and the boys in the neighborhood are already hail-fellows-well-met.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
Hail fellow well met — is a somewhat archaic English idiom used either as an exagerrated greeting or referring to a person who is sociable and constantly making an effort at winning friends. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) gives a 1589 quotation for this phrase as… … Wikipedia
hail-fellow(-well-met) — hailˈ fellow( well metˈ) adjective Readily or excessively friendly and familiar (also noun and adverb) ● hail … Useful english dictionary
hail-fellow-well-met — adjective OLD FASHIONED behaving in a very friendly way that is annoying or does not seem sincere … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hail-fellow-well-met — Someone whose behavior is hearty, friendly and congenial … The small dictionary of idiomes
hail-fellow-well-met — adjective Etymology: from the archaic salutation “Hail, fellow! Well met!” Date: 1581 heartily friendly and informal ; comradely • hail fellow well met noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
hail-fellow-well-met — 1. adjective Sociable, friendly. And at first he sings small, and is hail fellow well met with Sheamus thats James of the Glens, my chieftains agent. 2. noun a sociable, friendly person. My father was reserved an … Wiktionary
hail-fellow-well-met — old fashioned a man who is hail fellow well met is very friendly and pleasant, often in a way that you do not trust. He was a hail fellow well met sort of a man who d greet you with a big slap on the back … New idioms dictionary
hail-fellow-well-met — friendly man, a good head, jolly good fellow Bert is a social person. Yes, he s hail fellow well met, I say … English idioms
hail-fellow-well-met(1) — {adj. phr.} Talking easily and in a friendly way to everyone you meet. * /John won the election as class president because he was hail fellow well met./ … Dictionary of American idioms
hail-fellow-well-met(1) — {adj. phr.} Talking easily and in a friendly way to everyone you meet. * /John won the election as class president because he was hail fellow well met./ … Dictionary of American idioms
