regular guy

Idioms

Also, regular fellow. A nice or agreeable person, as in Luke's a regular guy, or Hilda's a regular fellow. [Colloquial; first half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

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I'm just a regular guy casting my vote like everybody else.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2024

Burr’s regular guy contempt for Maher’s languid insistence that he knows more than everyone else makes other segments watchable.

From Salon • May 16, 2024

I’m just a regular guy on holiday, but they don’t have to know that.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2024

So good at it is Giamatti that you might mistake the very down-to-earth actor for a regular guy, too.

From Washington Times • Dec. 4, 2023

Reggie is a regular guy who rebounded from tragedy.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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