Tom, Dick, and Harry; just anybody
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
anyone; just anybody; Tom, Dick, and Harry
derogatoryUsed to refer to people in a dismissive or contemptuous way, implying they are unimportant, of low status, or not worth naming individually.
Bié别
yǐ以
wéi为
ā阿
māo猫
ā阿
gǒu狗
dōu都
néng能
lái来
zhǐ指
huī挥
wǒ我
。
Don't think that just anybody can come and boss me around.
Zhè这
gè个
zhí职
wèi位
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
，
bù不
néng能
jiāo交
gěi给
ā阿
māo猫
ā阿
gǒu狗
。
This position is important; it can't be given to just anyone.
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Tā他
yǐ以
wéi为
zì自
jǐ己
shì是
shéi谁
？
bù不
guò过
shì是
ā阿
māo猫
ā阿
gǒu狗
bà罢
le了
。
Who does he think he is? He's just a nobody.