old school tie
Example Sentences
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Unsurprisingly, the old school tie set at the ACB and Lord's dug in with blustery determination, setting in motion an explosive war of words.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 8, 2013
With her two Oxford blues for rowing, it would be easy to see the loyalist MP as part of the old school tie club that unites so many of the cabinet.
From The Guardian ● May 27, 2012
Another curiously Sri Lankan trait, highlighted in the book, is the "old school tie", the fierce attachment to one's alma mater.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2011
If Author Fleming is guilty of using the old school tie as a cultural garrote, it is, fittingly enough, his own.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the other hand, without any old school tie, the Air Force has not yet developed any horse-cavalry generals or battleship admirals, and in the immediate future, is not likely to do so.
From Time Magazine Archive
