Idiom
some people
Meaning
Expresses disapproval at the actions of a person; a disapproving response to a person doing something silly, bizarre, nonsensical or ill-mannered.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Some people have no manners at all.”
“I cannot believe he just cut in line in front of everyone; some people really have no shame.”
“Watching them leave their trash all over the pristine park bench, I could only shake my head and mutter that some people simply lack basic respect for their surroundings.”
Examples
simple
“Some people have no manners at all.”
contextual
“I cannot believe he just cut in line in front of everyone; some people really have no shame.”
complex
“Watching them leave their trash all over the pristine park bench, I could only shake my head and mutter that some people simply lack basic respect for their surroundings.”
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