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man and the man Theme: DRUGS - SELLER n. a drug seller or pusher.The man won't give you credit, you numskull!When your man doesn't show, there's always a good reason. Theme: FRIEND n. one's friend; a buddy, not necessarily male. (Also a term of address.)Look, man, take it easy!Hey, man. That one's mine! Theme: POLICE n. the police; the establishment.You better check with the man before you get seen with me.We are about to rap a little with my man.
beach bum n. a young man who frequents beaches.A bronzed beach bum helped me find my lotion.Some of those beach bums are getting to look sort of old. blade n. a young man, witty and worldly.One of those blades kept winking at me.A couple of blades from the international jet set ordered vintage wine for everyone. brews brothers n. (male) beer-drinking college students. (A play on The Blues Brothers, a popular movie released in 1980.)The brews brothers were making a lot of noise last night. Don't those guys do anything but drink?You guys look like the devil and you smell like the brews brothers. cat n. a fellow; a guy; a dude.Now, this cat wants to borrow some money from me. What should I do?Ask the cat what he's got for security. cool cat n. someone who is cool, usually a male.Monty is a cool cat. I really like him.There is a shortage of cool cats on this turf. drugstore cowboy n. a male who hangs around drugstores and other public places trying to impress women.You don't see the old drugstore cowboys around this part of town anymore.The drugstore cowboys of years ago are all hidden away shooting up something. fair-haired boy n. a promising young man; a young man who receives favoritism.Ted is the boss's fair-haired boy now, but he'll be just like the rest of us in a month.He'd have been fired if he wasn't the fair-haired boy. frat-rat n. a member of a fraternity. (Collegiate.)The frat-rats are having a rally tonight.Is Frank a frat-rat, or is he independent? G n. “guy.”What's up, G?Tom's a real chilled out G. greaser n. a rough and aggressive male, usually with long, greased-down hair.Who's the greaser who just swaggered in?Donna has been going out with a real greaser. hombre n. a man. (From Spanish.)Who's that hombre who just came in?Now, he's a strange sort of hombre. john n. a man.Some john was around asking for you.This john came up and asked if I had seen the girl in a picture he had. joker n. a man; a guy.Who was that joker I saw you with last night?Some joker was at the door selling something. MCP and male chauvinist pig n. a male who acts superior to and aggressively toward women. (From the woman's liberation movements of the 1970s.)The guy is just a male chauvinist pig, and he'll never change.Don't you just hate walking through a room filled with MCPs and just knowing what they are thinking about you? Mr. Right n. the one man who is right for a woman.Someday Mr. Right will come along and sweep you off your feet.I'm tired of waiting for Mr. Right. Where is Mr. Maybe? pal n. a term of address for a stranger, usually a male.Hey, pal. Got a match?Look, pal, I was in line in front of you! pimp n. a man who solicits business for a prostitute. (Use caution with pimp and the topic.)The guy with the diamond rings looks like a pimp.The cops took in three hookers and their pimp. tackhead n. an overdressed male.Gary is sort of a tackhead when it comes to clothing.Don't be such a tackhead, Tom. Loosen up.
man Ⅰ verb in team sports, to defend an opponent man-to-man US, 1972 Ⅱ ⇨ man; mandy noun 1 me, myself, I. English gypsy use, from Romany mandi UK, 2000. 2 a drug dealer US, 1942. 3 in a deck of playing cards, a king US, 1988.► a man's got to do what a man's got to do; a man's gotta do what a man's gotta dohomespun philosophy in use as a catchphrase. Jocular US, 1977.► a man's not a camelI am thirsty and require a drink AUSTRALIA, 1998.► the mana police officer; an authority figure US, 1928.► yer only mansomething that possesses a unique quality IRELAND, 1997
idiomman► every man has his price everyone has their price► man's best friend► be no good/use to man nor beast► one man's meat is another man's poisonbe as ___ as the next man/woman(also do sth as ___ as the next man/woman)equal used in order to say that you have as much of a quality as anyone else, or are able to do something as well as anyone else, especially when you are explaining the reason for something you have said:I have as much curiosity in me as the next man, but I'm not going to sneak around listening at someone's door.Look, I can take rejection as well as the next woman, perhaps even better because I've had a lot of experience.every man for himselfused about a situation in which people look after themselves and do not help each other:We couldn't get out the lifeboats, we just jumped into the water and after that it was every man for himself.The British work culture is one of every man for himself, which means we often find it difficult to work in teams.every man jack (of you/them) BrEBrEold-fashioned everyone:The tour guides are all Mustapha's agents - every man jack of them.going to see a man about a dogspoken said when you do not want to tell someone where you are going or why, for example when you need to go to the toilet:Excuse me a moment - I'm going to see a man about a dog.Liam had gone off down the King's Road, to see a man about a dog, he said.the grand old man of sthadmire used about a man who has been involved in an activity or profession for a long time and is greatly respected:The best place on the shelves goes to the grand old man of science fiction, Arthur C Clarke.The exhibition evokes thoughts of Monet, the grand old man of Impressionism, plagued by cataracts but still bravely wielding his brush. if you want ... sb is your man/woman(also if you want ... sb is the man/woman)Bestspoken used in order to say that a particular man is the best person to help someone or do a particular job:Her clientele includes famous faces from stage, screen and the music industry - so, if you want the best in hair care services, Shelley's your woman!McGuire's the man if you want details on the new software.sb is a marked mandangerous used in order to say that a man is in danger because someone wants to harm or defeat him:Verkhovensky was a marked man because of the liberal views he held.There is no question that I'm a marked man, everybody wants to beat me now.a man/woman after your own hearta humorous expression used when you like someone because they do the same kinds of thing you do:"He sometimes comes in late and a bit drunk, but he apologizes the next day." "A man after my own heart."She was standing in the hallway wearing all her leather gear, and I thought, "Ah, a woman after my own heart."man cannot live by bread aloneused in order to say that people need things for the mind and spirit as well as food, money, and possessions:His songs remind us that man cannot live by bread alone, but needs nonsense and dreams and magic.a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do(also you gotta do what you gotta do)spoken a humorous way of saying that you have to do something although you do not want to do it:I hate visiting people in hospitals, but sometimes a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do.Peter feels that he signed a four-year contract, and you gotta do what you gotta do. So he'll stick with it until it's over.the man/woman in the streetan ordinary man or woman:Pozsgay's successors lacked his talent for communicating high political ideals to the man and woman in the street.We hope that the new opera house will have something to offer the man in the street as well as seasoned opera-goers.man-in-the-street: Frankenheimer's love of old-fashioned melodrama sometimes works against his man-in-the-street realism, but overall I enjoyed the film.a man of his word(also a woman of her word)used about someone who always does what they have promised to do:I am a man of my word - I intend to give Tyler his bonus, as we agreed.Sheila had said that she would tell him what was happening, and he knew she was a woman of her word.a man of strawalso straw man1 an unimportant man who has no power, or someone with a weak character :The debt collection sometimes operated through a man of straw in Brixton.My father owns everything - he makes all the decisions. I am just a straw man.2 an idea that someone spends too much time arguing about or criticizing, when it is not really very important:The politicians have set up a man of straw - teachers don't really let children do whatever they like.Unfortunately, Blake spends half the book knocking down straw men, instead of illustrating his ideas.be a man/woman of the worldspoken a humorous expression used about a man or woman who knows a lot about life and is not easily shocked by things, for example sex:Andy knows all about how to cook rice - he's a man of the world, aren't you, Andy?So what happened when you went back to his place, Carrie? You can tell us, we're all women of the world.the man on the Clapham omnibus BrEBrEold-fashioned a typical ordinary person:Who knows what uses the man on the Clapham omnibus would find for new technology. —see also the man/woman in the streetNote You may hear people change this expression to make it more modern.Designers should make clothes for the woman on the Clapham omnibus - the one who rides it, the one who drives it, and the one who cleans it. the man upstairsold-fashioned God:I had just moved away when the rock crashed down exactly where I had been standing. It was a warning from the man upstairs.no more ... than the man in the moon AmEAmE(also as much ... as the man in the moon)spoken used in order to emphasize a negative statement:Those kids no more knew what their teacher was talking about than the man in the moon.I assure you, I have as much influence on state taxes as the man in the moon.our man in ___Informationold-fashioned used about someone who works for you and sends you information from a particular place:Kenneth James, formerly our man in Mexico, is retiring after five years as director-general.sb's right-hand man(often sb's right-hand woman, person etc)the person who works most closely with someone to help and support them, and is trusted by them ◆ often used in newspapers, on television news etc:Abernathy was Martin Luther King's right-hand man during the civil rights struggle.The mayor's former right-hand woman, Barbara Terrence, is now campaigning against him.to a manused in order to emphasize that all the people in a group are doing the same thing or have a particular quality:The islanders, patriotic to a man, are prepared to fight for their independence.To a man, the England team are supporting their captain and say that the criticism of him is unfounded.you can't keep a good man/woman downused in order to say that if someone is determined and good at what they do, they will succeed in spite of difficulties:Butler scored two more goals later in the game. You can't keep a good man down.be your own man/womanused in order to say that someone does what they want, without being influenced by other people, or taking orders from them:Handley showed that he was his own man by choosing Jeff Hostetler as his quarterback over the favorite, Phil Simms.The Prime Minister's wife is very much her own woman, and many think she has increased his popularity with women voters.
man1. n. one’s friend; a buddy, not necessarily male. (Also a term of address.) Look, man, take it easy! 2. exclam. Wow! (Usually Man!) Man, what a bundle! 3. and the man n. a drug seller or pusher. (Drugs.) The man won’t give you credit, you numskull! 4. and the man n. a police officer; the police; the establishment. You better check with the man before you get seen with me. - "I see," said the blind man
- (not) half the person/man/woman (one) used to be
- (one's) old man
- (one's) own man/woman/person
- (the) man of the moment
- (the) man/woman of the hour
- (the) odd man out
- a (person) of substance
- a blind man could see this/that/it
- a dirty old man
- A drowning man will clutch at a straw
- a fool may give a wise man counsel
- A good man is hard to find.
- a grand old man of
- a hatchet man
- a ladies' man
- a man after (one's) own heart
- a man cannot serve two masters
- a man for all seasons
- a man Friday
- a man is known by the company he keeps
- a man of few words
- a man of God/the cloth
- a man of his word
- a man of letters
- a man of my kidney
- a man of parts
- a man of straw
- a man of the people
- a man of the world
- a man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client
- a man, woman, etc. after your own heart
- a man/woman of few words
- a man/woman of parts
- a man/woman of the people
- a man/woman of the world
- a man/woman on a mission
- a man/woman with a mission
- a man/woman/person of action
- a man's got to do what a man's got to do
- a man's home is his castle
- a man's man
- a marked man
- a new man
- a nod is as good as a wink to a blind man
- a one-man band
- a person after (one's) own
- a rich man's joke is always funny
- a wise man of Gotham
- a woman after (one's) own heart
- a woman of few words
- a woman, man, person, etc. of substance
- a/the grand old man
- a/the man about town
- after one's own heart
- angry young man
- anyone in their right mind
- Are you a man or a mouse?
- as (something) as the next man/woman/person
- as as the next man
- as one
- as one man
- As you sow, so shall you reap
- backdoor man
- barrow man
- be (of) no use to man or beast
- be (one's) man/woman
- be (one's) own man/woman/person
- be a fine figure of a (man or woman)
- be a man
- be a man/woman of his/her word
- be a/the poor man's (someone or something)
- be a/the poor man's sb/sth
- be man enough
- be no good to man or beast
- be no good/use to man or beast
- be somebody's man/woman
- be twice the man or woman that someone is
- be twice the man/woman
- be twice the man/woman that (someone) is
- be your own man
- be your own man/woman
- Better be an old man's darling than a young man's slave
- big man on campus
- blind man's holiday
- boldly go where no man has gone before
- boss man
- butter-and-egg man
- call no man happy till he dies
- candy man
- child is father of the man
- clothes don't make the man
- Clothes make the man
- company man
- con man
- confidence game
- crumbs from (one's) table
- crumbs from the rich man's table
- dead man
- dead man walking
- Dead Man's Hand
- dead men's shoes
- dead soldier
- dimber damber upright man
- dirty joke
- dirty old man
- each and every one
- each man for himself
- early to bed and early to rise (makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise)
- Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise
- early to bed, early to rise (makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise)
- every last man of us/them
- every man for himself
- every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost
- Every man has his price
- Every man is the architect of his own fortune
- every man Jack
- every man jack of us/them
- every man Jack/mother's son
- Every man to his taste
- every man/everyone has his price
- every Tom, Dick, and Harry
- everyone
- everyone has their price
- face man
- family man
- feel like a new man/woman
- front man
- Fuller Brush man
- funny man
- fuzz
- fuzz man
- girl Friday
- girl/man Friday
- give a man enough rope and he will hang himself
- G-man
- go to see a man about a dog
- God's gift to man
- Good men are scarce
- good time man
- good-time man
- greater love hath no man
- hatchet man
- have (one) by the balls
- have a man by the balls
- headache man
- he-man
- high man on the totem pole
- hired hand
- hired man
- hit man
- iceman
- in layman's terms
- in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
- iron man
- it's every man for himself
- kept man
- ladies' man
- ladies'/lady's man
- lazy man's load
- leg man
- Let every man skin his own skunk
- Let every man skin his own skunk.
- like a man/woman possessed
- little man in the boat
- low man on the ladder
- low man on the totem pole
- main man
- make a hit
- make a man (out) of (one)
- make a man of
- make a man of/out of somebody
- man
- man about town
- man after my own heart
- man alive
- man and boy
- man and wife
- man boobs
- man bun
- man cannot live by bread alone
- man cave
- man crush Monday
- Man does not live by bread alone
- man down
- man enough to (do something)
- man Friday
- man in the moon, (no more than) the
- man in the street
- man in the street, the
- man is a wolf to man
- man is known by the company he keeps
- man of action
- man of color
- man of few words
- man of few words, a
- man of God
- man of his word
- man of letters
- man of many parts
- man of means
- man of parts
- man of straw
- man of the cloth
- man of the match
- man of the moment
- man of the world
- man of the world, a
- man on the make
- man on the street
- man or a mouse, (are you) a
- man plans and God laughs
- Man proposes, God disposes
- man the barricades
- man the fort
- man to man
- man up
- man/woman/gentleman/lady of leisure
- man-about-town
- man-eater
- manners maketh man
- man-of-war
- manpain
- man's best friend
- man's home is his castle
- man's inhumanity to man
- man's man
- man-to-man
- marked man
- marked man, a
- May the best man/woman win.
- mean enough to steal a penny off a dead man's eyes
- medallion man
- Mr. Whiskers
- muscleman
- my man
- My man!
- never send a boy to do a man's job
- new man
- nine tailors make a man
- no accounting for tastes, there is no
- No man can serve two masters
- no man is an island
- no man is an island (entire of itself)
- no man's land
- no use to man or beast
- no use, it's
- nothing is so good for the inside of a man as the outside of a horse
- odd man out
- of few words, man of
- of the moment
- old man
- one heck of a (something or someone)
- one hell of a (something or someone)
- One man's loss is another man's gain
- one man's meat is another man's poison
- one man's trash is another man's treasure
- one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind
- one-man band
- one-man show
- one-woman show
- opportunity knocks at every man's door
- own man
- own man/person, to be one's
- own person, be one's
- plumber’s smile
- point man
- poor man's
- Portuguese man-of-war
- red man
- Renaissance man
- repo man
- rich man's joke is always funny
- right-hand man
- see a man about a dog
- see a man about a horse
- self-made man
- self-made man, a
- So’s your old man!
- so's your old man
- step into dead men's shoes
- stick it to the man
- stick man
- straight man
- straw boss
- straw man
- strong-arm man
- take (something) like a man
- take it like a man
- teach a man to fish
- the child is father of the man
- the grand old man of (something)
- the inner man/woman
- the low man on the totem pole
- the man
- the man in the moon
- the man in the street
- the man of the match
- the man on the Clapham omnibus
- the Man Upstairs
- the man, woman, etc. of the moment
- the man/woman in (one's) life
- the man/woman in your life
- the man/woman on the Clapham omnibus
- the man/woman/thing of (one's) dreams
- the odd man/one out
- the old man
- the poor man's
- the poor man's something
- the sick man of
- the sick man of (something or somewhere)
- the thinking man's/women's crumpet
- the white man's burden
- time and tide tarry for no man
- Time and tide wait for no man
- T-man
- to a man
- way to a man's heart is through his stomach
- way to a man's heart, the
- wheel man
- whiskers man
- white man
- white man’s disease
- white-van man
- working man’s smile
- working man's smile
- yes man
- yes-man
- yesterday's man
- yesterday's man/woman
- you can't keep a good man down
- you can't keep a good man/woman down
- You got to do what you got to do
- You heard the man
- you should know a man seven years before you stir his fire
- You the man!
- You’re the man!
- young man
- your man
- your right-hand man
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