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John Q. Public

idiom

A generic individual; some hypothetical average or ordinary citizen.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    air one's dirty laundry in public

    To reveal one's sordid secrets to the public.

  2. 02

    air one's dirty linen in public

    Synonym of air one's dirty laundry in public.

  3. 03

    court of public opinion

    The news media and the public at large, seen as being able to deliver a judgement on someone in the manner of a judge.

  4. 04

    go public

    To make something public; to announce publicly or to the press.

  5. 05

    honest John

    An ordinary, honest, member of the public

  6. 06

    John Hancock

    A person's signature.

  7. 07

    John Henry

    One's signature.

  8. 08

    Master John Goodfellow

    The penis.

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