the man on the Clapham omnibus



the man/woman on the Clapham omnibus

  (British)
an imaginary person whose opinions and behaviour are thought to be typical of ordinary British people (usually singular) The man on the Clapham omnibus probably knows nothing about Rwanda.
See also: man, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gvidas-Lithuanian
Isabellaee-zah-BEL-lah (Italian), iz-ə-BEL-ə (English)Italian, German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Romanian
HalİM-Turkish
TrentTRENTEnglish
Soner-Turkish
Carmichael[ka:'maikl]