the man in the street ; the man on the Clapham omnibus BrE old-fashionedthe average man or the average person老百姓，普通人，常人;SYNJoe Bloggs / Schmo•This kind of music doesn't appeal to the man in the street.这种音乐不会引起普通人的兴趣。the man in the street一般人;普通人：They carried out a poll of public opinion to find out how the man in the street thought and felt.他们进行了一次民意测验以便了解一般人们是怎样想的和怎样感觉的。 |