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单词 tom, dick, and harry
释义 tom, dick, and harry
noun
Usage: usually capitalized T&D&H
Etymology: from the names Tom (nickname for Thomas), Dick (nickname for Richard) & Harry (nickname for Henry)
: persons taken at random : the common run of humanity : everybody, everyone — often used with every and disparagingly
 < he hated the human race en masse, but truly loved Tom, Dick, and Harry — J.M.Barzun >
 < the government draws it all out and pays it to Tom, Dick, and Harry for relief — J.T.Flynn >
 < our columns thrown wide open for the views of every Tom, Dick, and Harry in the land — A.J.Russell >
 < an incessant helper of every Tom, Dick, and Harry who is in need — Current Biography >
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