Expressions:MAN, man of the world, man in the street, man and boy,man of one’s word, as one man
as one man
– with the agreement of everybody
- – After the convincing speech of the President, they voted as one man for the new reform
man and boy
– all one’s life
- – He was born in Cambridge and lived there man and boy until his death.
The man in the street
– idea of the average person who represents the opinion of the majority
- – Many politicians are out of touch with the man in the street
man of one’s word
– person who keeps promises
- – James told me he’d help, I believe him because he is a man of his word
man of the world
– person with experience who knows how people behave
- – Colin is much more a man of the world now than when he was 10 years ago
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