the boy next door



the boy/girl next door

used to describe someone who is completely ordinary, not rich, famous, etc We couldn't believe it when he got a record deal. To us, he was just the boy next door.
See in next to no time
See also: boy, door, next

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KirbyKUR-beeEnglish
Kristinakris-TEE-nah (German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Russian, German, Slovene, Czech, Lithuanian, Serbian, Croatian, Faroese,
Reina (1)-Spanish
Almog-Hebrew
Carmichael[ka:'maikl]
Pierre[pi(:)'ɛə]