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the ordinary person; the average citizen: the political opinions of the man in the street.[1825-35]
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Man in the Street — may refer to: T.C. Mits, for The Celebrated Man in the street Media Man in the Street , song on the album Hell of a Tester by The Rasmus Man in the Street , song in Rockers (soundtrack) I ll Tell the Man in the Street , song in 1938 stage musical … Wikipedia
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 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
man on the street — n. var. of MAN IN THE STREET * * * … Universalium
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 on the Bondi tram — The Man on the Bondi Tram is a fictional legal character used in civil law in New South Wales, representing an ordinary person. Jurors, for example, have been directed to consider what the man on the Bondi tram would think of whether a statement… … Wikipedia
The Old Man in the Corner — Cover of the 1909 1st edition … Wikipedia
