| 词汇 | the man on the Clapham omnibus |
| 释义 | the man on the Clapham omnibus
CultureThis phrase, which means the average ordinary English person (of either sex) has been in use since the 1890s when the word has been in use since the 1890s when the word ‘bus’ was already replacing ‘omnibus’. The choice of the bus from Clapham, an area of south-west London, has no special meaning; it is just a typical bus from a fairly ordinary place. The phrase is very old-fashioned now and it is much more usual to talk about the man (and/or woman) in the street. See also Claphamomnibus |
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