* ― Expression of the Day* : *Tom, Dick and Harry*. * ― Meaning :* the average person.
Tom, Dick & Harry represent any 3 various unknown persons. It is a way of saying anyone without being specific. It is an example of any various people who are unspecified. The phrase most commonly occurs as "every Tom, Dick and Harry", meaning * everyone*, and "any Tom, Dick or Harry", meaning *anyone*. The masculine names in these phrase do not imply exclusion of females. *― Usage : *● "It's not a smart idea to admit *every Tom, Dick, and Harry* to the party." ● "*Every Tom, Dick and Harry* has a credit card these days!" Similar phrases in other languages : - *Fulano, Zutano y Mengano* — in Spanish - *Hinz und Kunz* — in German - *Jan en Alleman* — in Dutch - *Tizio, Caio, Sempronio, Mevio, Filano e Calpurnio* — in Italian - *Gud og hver mann* — in Norwegian - *Fulano, Beltrano e Sicrano* — in Portuguese - *Ivanov, Petrov, Sidorov* — in Russian - *Are, Oore, Shamsi Kooreh* — in Persian **○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ *— References : * ☼ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom,_Dick_and_Harry --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/english_learners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
