in the street

Idioms and Phrases

see under on the street .

Example Sentences

The man-in-the-street is not easily persuaded that the basis of the comic is, not uncommon nonsense, but glorified common-sense.

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Far too long has the man-in-the-street been encouraged in an attitude of scorn for the efforts of the Twenty-three.

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We do not mean that he was typical; but if there are men-in-the-street in heaven, they will resemble Montaigne.

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In European countries, however democratic, the man-in-the-street has rarely any immediate authority over Foreign Affairs.

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Like the man-in-the-street, Montaigne found refuge from reason in conviction.

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