be not properly dressed as gentlemen should be

be not properly dressed as gentlemen should be

No shirt, no shoes, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ù sh ā Nb ù L ǚ, which means no clothes, no shoes. Describe temperament free and easy, informal. From the biography of Qiu Ranke.

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Qiu bearded guest by Du Guangting of Tang Dynasty, it is said that "since Taizong arrived, he came without clothes or shoes, with a high air and a different appearance."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] slovenly, informal, and informal; [antonym] regular, well-dressed

Idiom usage

This man is a man of ~ and most in line with his father. The ninth chapter of Lao Can's travels by Liu E in Qing Dynasty