| 单词 | little guy |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslittle guy little guy n. originally and chiefly North American a man of little wealth or status; the ‘man on the street’, esp. as contrasted with the wealthy and powerful; cf. poor little guy n. at poor adj. and n.1 Compounds 1c and little man n. 4. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > mediocrity > [noun] > mediocre person mediocrity1694 mediocrist1779 mediocritist1797 plug1848 little guy1939 poor little guy1955 1939 J. Steinbeck Grapes of Wrath v. 50 Can't make a living on the land unless you've got two, five, ten thousand acres and a tractor. Crop land isn't for little guys like us any more. 1988 R. Harris Democracy in Kingston iv. 67 An accessible and tireless representative, Matthews was always willing to put himself out for the ‘little guy’. 2003 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 13 Apr. ii. 5/1 In dollars and cents, that lifting means big-bucks breaks for the richest taxpayers, small potatoes for the little guy. < as lemmas |
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