the next man/person
noun
: any other man/person
He said he's as willing to do it as the next man.
She knew the answer as well as the next person.
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Tonges, not Latu, is the next man up if someone goes down.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024
The 6-foot-10 junior had only started one game in his career but was the next man up, called on to keep the ship afloat.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2024
Advertisement In the meantime, Easton Stick is the next man up.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
Elias didn’t say Jackson was the next man up on the Orioles’ infield when asked, instead noting that the 2022 top draft pick’s development is paramount.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2024
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024
The 6-foot-10 junior had only started one game in his career but was the next man up, called on to keep the ship afloat.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2024
Advertisement In the meantime, Easton Stick is the next man up.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
Elias didn’t say Jackson was the next man up on the Orioles’ infield when asked, instead noting that the 2022 top draft pick’s development is paramount.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2024
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“The next man/person.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20next%20man%2Fperson. Accessed 8 Sep. 2024.
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