“the-street”

The following 9 entries include the term the-street.

man in the street

noun phrase

: an average or ordinary person

man on the street

noun phrase

woman of the street

noun phrase

across the street

idiom

: on or to the other side of the street directly across from something

down the street

idiom

: some distance away on the same street

hit the street

idiom

: to become available for illegal purchase

the man in the street

noun phrase

: the ordinary and average person

up the street

idiom

: some distance away on the same street

word on the street

idiom

: what people are saying


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