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
Sutton	['sʌtən]
Rade	-	Serbian, Croatian
Esmeralda	es-me-RAHL-dah (Spanish), esh-mə-RAL-də (Portuguese), ez-mə-RAHL-də (English)	Spanish, Portuguese, English, Literature
Dianne	dee-AHN (French), die-AN (English)	French, English
Henning	HE-ning (German), HEN-ning (Swedish)	German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Brande	-	English