A Cordelier received a double alms for telling the plain truth.

The question, in my view, is not whether we're going to have a double dip, but whether it's going to be a plain-vanilla recession or one as severe as the last with the financial crisis.

Plain-front trousers have become the norm, but a double-breasted suit demands a trouser with a pleat at the waist and hefty cuff at the ankle.