At the reunion, the old hail-fellow-well-mets dominated the conversation with their loud jokes.

At the neighborhood barbecue, everyone gravitated toward Mark, a hail fellow well met who chatted easily with strangers.

At the neighborhood barbecue, he was a hail-fellow-well-met who greeted everyone with a grin.

His hail-fellow-well-met demeanor put newcomers at ease immediately.

At the reunion, the hail-fellows-well-met took over the bar, laughing and clinking glasses.

At the reunion, the hail fellows well met clustered around the buffet, laughing and clinking glasses.