English Reference

Idiom

man about town

Meaning

A worldly, social man who frequents fashionable places.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“He is a real man about town who knows every popular club.”

“As a well-known man about town, he receives invitations to every major gala and social event in the city.”

“The aging socialite remained a quintessential man about town, effortlessly navigating the city's most exclusive circles with a charm that had not faded over the decades.”

Examples

simple

“He is a real man about town who knows every popular club.”

contextual

“As a well-known man about town, he receives invitations to every major gala and social event in the city.”

complex

“The aging socialite remained a quintessential man about town, effortlessly navigating the city's most exclusive circles with a charm that had not faded over the decades.”

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