ˌold school ˈtie noun the old school tie British EnglishBrE the situation that exists when people who went to the same private school use their influence to help each other get work or other advantages 〔私立学校毕业生之间互相帮助提携的〕校友关系，校友纽带 a system based on social class and the old school tie 以社会阶层和校友关系为基础的体制
old school tie• He comes across as being vaguely aristocratic, patrician, old school tie.