noun
Meaning 1
Almost nobody; very few people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: two men and a dog
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
one man and his dog
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noun
Meaning 2
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see one, man, dog.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: anderhalve man en een paardenkop — almost nobody; very few people
- Finnish: ani harva — almost nobody; very few people
- French: trois pelés et un tondu — almost nobody; very few people
- Galician: catro gatos — almost nobody; very few people
- Italian: quattro gatti — almost nobody; very few people
- Polish: prawie nikt — almost nobody; very few people
- Portuguese: gato pingado — almost nobody; very few people
- Russian: полтора́ землеко́па раз, два и обчёлся (literally "one-and-a-half diggers.") — almost nobody; very few people
- Spanish: cuatro gatos — almost nobody; very few people