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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Israel	IZ-ray-əl (English), IZ-ree-əl (English)	Jewish, English, Biblical, Biblical Greek
FÁBia	-	Portuguese
Chandrakanta	-	Indian, Hindi
S&Aelig;Wine	-	Anglo-Saxon
Ikenna	-	Western African, Igbo
Ithai	i-THAY-ie (English)	Biblical