blue-collar worker
blue-collar worker
A member of the working class, especially manual laborers. The phrase refers to the collar of a laborer's typical uniform, in contrast to the "white collar" shirts that typically accompany formal dress. I come from a family of blue-collar workers, so I will always champion the common man's concerns. Blue-collar workers have always been an important part of our economy.
See also: worker
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- blue-collar staff
- blue collar
- get hot under the collar
- feel (one's) collar
- feel someone's collar
- work up to the collar
- up the river
- against the collar
- make (one) hot under the collar
- have (one's) collar felt