Idiom
as the next person
Meaning
To a reasonable degree; as much as a typical person.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I like a good movie as much as the next person.”
“I enjoy traveling to new places just as much as the next person, but I prefer to stay home during the holidays.”
“While he appreciates the quiet solitude of his study, he values a lively debate just as much as the next person when the topic is sufficiently engaging.”
Examples
simple
“I like a good movie as much as the next person.”
contextual
“I enjoy traveling to new places just as much as the next person, but I prefer to stay home during the holidays.”
complex
“While he appreciates the quiet solitude of his study, he values a lively debate just as much as the next person when the topic is sufficiently engaging.”
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