Man in the street

Man in the street
  The man in the street is an idiom to describe ordinary people, especially when talking about their opinions and ideas.

Dictionary of English idioms . . 2014.

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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 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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