the man/woman on the Clapham omnibus

British

an imaginary person whose opinions and behaviour are thought to be typical of ordinary British people.

The man on the Clapham omnibus probably knows nothing about Rwanda. (usually singular)

• curtain comes down on something
• curtain falls
• curtain falls on
• curtain falls on something
• cushion the blow
• cut above
• cut above someone
• cut above something
• cut across
• cut across something
• cut a deal
• cut a figure
• cut a fine figure
• cut a long story short
• cut-and-dried
• cut and run
• cut and thrust of
• cut and thrust of something
• cut an ... figure
• cut an figure
• cut an interesting figure
• cut an [interesting/ridiculous/unusual etc.] figure
• cut an ridiculous figure
• cut an unusual figure
• cut a rug