| 单词 | man about town |
| 释义 | man about townSEE SYNONYMS FOR man about town ON THESAURUS.COM nouna socially active, sophisticated man who frequents fashionable nightclubs, theaters, restaurants, etc.; playboy; boulevardier. Origin of man about townFirst recorded in 1775–85 Words nearby man about townMa'mun, al-, Mamurius, mamzer, man, mana, man about town, manacle, manada, Manado, manage, manageable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for man about townBritish Dictionary definitions for man about townman about town nouna fashionable sophisticate, esp one in a big city Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with man about townman about town A man who frequently attends fashionable social functions, as in Fred is quite the man about town these days. This expression, first recorded in 1734, uses town in the sense of “a sophisticated place” as opposed to rural settings. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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