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Tom, Dick, and Harry
noun[ S ]
disapprovinguk /ˌtɒm ˌdɪk ənd ˈhær.i/ us /ˌtɑːm ˌdɪk ənd ˈher.i/(alsoTom, Dick, or Harry, uk /ˌtɒm ˌdɪk ɔː ˈhær.i/ us /ˌtɒm ˌdɪk ɔːr ˈhær.i/)
used to refer to an ordinary person or all ordinary people: 普通人;任何人
This was not information for every Tom, Dick, and Harry to have access to.这并不是任何普通人都能了解到的信息。
You'd better get an electrician to fix this - you don't want any Tom, Dick, or Harry messing around with your wiring.你最好找个电工来修这个——不要随便让什么人乱动你这里的电路。
She didn't issue the invitation to every Tom, Dick, or Harry.
Did he think private numbers were given out to any Tom, Dick, or Harry who asked for them?
When I'm a star I won't want every Tom, Dick and Harry running to the papers saying I was their cleaner.
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the common manidiom
the man/woman in the streetidiom
the populace
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