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单词 tom, dick, and harry
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Tom, Dick, and Harry

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noun

the ordinary person; people generally; everyone: They invited every Tom, Dick, and Harry to the party.

Origin of Tom, Dick, and Harry

First recorded in 1805–15

Words nearby Tom, Dick, and Harry

tombstone, tombstone ad, tomcat, tomcod, Tom Collins, Tom, Dick, and Harry, Tom, Dick and Jerry, tome, tomentose, tomentum, tomfool
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British Dictionary definitions for Tom, Dick, and Harry

Tom, Dick, and Harry

Tom, Dick, or Harry


noun

an ordinary, undistinguished, or common person (esp in the phrases every Tom, Dick, and Harry; any Tom, Dick, or Harry)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Tom, Dick, and Harry

Tom, Dick, and Harry

A phrase referring to randomly chosen people: “I asked you to keep my plans secret, but you've told them to every Tom, Dick, and Harry.”

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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