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hail fellow well met

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A sociable, friendly, usually male person.

Examples

All his life he had been a jolly hail fellow well met: he had put on a rather becoming paunch, his cheeks were well filled out and red as a beet, his manners were easy and indolent, and he seemed destined to live on into a ripe old age, sound and healthy as a nut.”
“I was a hail fellow well met with all of the workmen at the factory, most of whom knew little and cared less about social distinctions.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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