man\ in\ the\ street

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

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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