Meaning & use
nudist on strike
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Meanings
phrasefixed phrasehumorousinformal
A joking way to describe someone who is fully dressed, as if they were a nudist refusing to take their clothes off.
Grammar: Used as a whole phrase, usually after the verb be: 'He's a nudist on strike.' Do not change the words or add 'the'.
Patterns
- be a nudist on strike
- look like a nudist on strike
Everyone at the beach was in swimwear, so Tom in his jeans looked like a nudist on strike.
She laughed and said, 'I'm a nudist on strike today,' because she kept her coat on indoors.
When the heating broke, we all wore three layers, and my brother joked that we were nudists on strike.
phrasefixed phrasehumorousinformal
A humorous label for a person who is unusually covered up compared with everyone else around them.
Grammar: Often used with 'like' to make a comparison: 'like a nudist on strike'. It describes appearance, not a real political action.
Patterns
- like a nudist on strike
- dressed like a nudist on strike
At the pool party he was the only one in a long-sleeved shirt, dressed like a nudist on strike.
The caption under the photo read 'nudist on strike' because she refused to take off her scarf.
My friends teased me that I was a nudist on strike when I wore a sweater to the beach.
Common combinations
- be a nudist on strike
- If you keep your jacket on at the sauna, you'll be a nudist on strike.
- look like a nudist on strike
- With that big towel wrapped around him, he looked like a nudist on strike.
- dressed like a nudist on strike
- She arrived at the costume party dressed like a nudist on strike, fully clothed and grinning.
- joke about being a nudist on strike
- They joked about being nudists on strike whenever the weather turned cold.
- call someone a nudist on strike
- Don't call your grandpa a nudist on strike just because he wears a vest in summer.
Synonyms and how they differ
- overdressed
- A plain adjective meaning wearing clothes that are too formal or too warm; it states the fact, while 'nudist on strike' is a joke.
- covered up
- A neutral phrase meaning wearing a lot of clothing; it is descriptive and carries no humor.
Opposites
Commonly confused: nudist on strike or nudist? nudist on strike or on strike?
nudist on strike vs nudist
A nudist is a person who genuinely prefers to wear no clothes; 'nudist on strike' is only a joke about someone who is dressed.
nudist on strike vs on strike
'On strike' normally means refusing to work as a protest; here it is used playfully and has nothing to do with a real protest.
Practice
At the beach everyone wore swimsuits, but Dan kept on his full tracksuit. His friends joked that he was ___ .
Choose one answer.
'A nudist on strike' is the humorous phrase for someone who stays fully dressed when others are not. 'On strike' alone refers to a work protest, 'a naturist' means someone who really prefers no clothes, and 'striking a pose' is about posing for a photo.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “nudist on strike”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.