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
Thoth	-	Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Eua	-	Biblical Greek
Atanasija	-	Serbian, Macedonian
Bahman	-	Persian, Persian Mythology
Dietrich	DEET-rikh	German
Pontius	PAHN-shəs (English), PAHN-tee-əs (English)	Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, Biblical