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as the next person

as the next person phrase: to a reasonable degree; as much as a typical person.

Phrase

as the next person

  1. (idiomatic) To a reasonable degree; as much as a typical person.
    • I like reading as much as the next person.
    • I'm as friendly as the next person.

Forms of as the next person

alternative formas the next guy
alternative formas the next man
alternative formas the next girl

Questions about as the next person

What does as the next person mean?
As the next person means to a reasonable degree; as much as a typical person.
What part of speech is as the next person?
As the next person is a phrase.

Words near as the next person in the dictionary

  1. as the mountain could not wait upon Mahomet, Mahomet would go to the mountain
  2. as the next
  3. as the next girl
  4. as the next guy
  5. as the next man
  6. as the next person
  7. as the raven flies
  8. as the saying goes
  9. as the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined
  10. as the wind blows
  11. as they come

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