man in the street

man in the street
man in the street man in the street n. An average person; as, the views of the man in the street. [WordNet 1.5]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • man in the street — {n. phr.} The man who is just like most other men; the average man; the ordinary man. * /The newspaper took a poll of the man in the street./ Compare: JOE DOAKES, JOHN Q. PUBLIC …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • man in the street — {n. phr.} The man who is just like most other men; the average man; the ordinary man. * /The newspaper took a poll of the man in the street./ Compare: JOE DOAKES, JOHN Q. PUBLIC …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • man on the street — n. var. of MAN IN THE STREET * * * …   Universalium

  • man in the street — the ordinary person; the average citizen: the political opinions of the man in the street. [1825 35] * * * …   Universalium

  • man on the street — noun Someone not an expert; a member of the general public. Such was the airy way with which, not an illiterate man on the street, but a brilliant woman of the world disposed of a tremendous historical fact. Syn: layman …   Wiktionary

  • man on the street — Date: 1926 man in the street …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • man on the street. — See man in the street. * * * …   Universalium

  • man in the street — Date: 1831 an average or ordinary person …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • man in the street — noun A typical person, unversed in a given subject; an inexpert commoner …   Wiktionary

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