| 单词 | tom, dick, and harry |
| 释义 | > as lemmasTom, Dick, and (also or) Harry b. Tom, Dick, and (also or) Harry: used to refer to any average men, taken at random; ordinary people generally; anyone at all.For examples of similar collocations with other common male forenames, see sense 1b. ΚΠ 1730 Speech Mr. J. Checkley upon Tryal 12 They affirm, that once upon a time.., Tom, Dick, and Harry, ay, every individual Man, Woman, and Child, had a Right to the whole World. 1864 A. Trollope Can you forgive Her? I. xxxii. 254 Didn't he want to squander every shilling of the property,..property which I could give to Tom, Dick, or Harry tomorrow, if I liked? 1906 I. Zangwill Let. 29 Oct. in K. Gregory First Cuckoo (1978) 64 And have these wise and witty ladies less right than Tom, Dick or 'Arry to a direct influence on the government of their country? 2003 S. Brown Free Gift Inside! 145 Consider management consultancy, where every Tom, Dick, and Harry claims to possess the secret of corporate success. < as lemmas |
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