grey flannel suit
(US gray flannel suit) informal (originally US )
noun
A conventional grey suit regarded as suggestive of the wearer's conservative, bureaucratic, or conformist attitude or his or her lack of individuality, frequently with reference to the perceived atmosphere of conformity in the United States, especially in the business world, in the 1950s and early 1960s.
Origin
1950s.
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- opening out
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