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like the man said

like the man said is the alternative form of as the man says.

Meaning of as the man says

Phrase

as the man says

  1. (humorous) Used to introduce (what is supposedly) a famous quotation.
    • It is estimated that his income from extra-curricular duties (including book royalties) at least tripled the pay he received from the AMA ($24,000 per year). That, as the man says, ain't hay.1956, Harry M. Hoxsey, You Don't Have to Die, page 122

Questions about like the man said

What is like the man said the alternative form of?
Like the man said is the alternative form of as the man says.

Words near like the man said in the dictionary

  1. like the back end of a bus
  2. like the bottom of a birdcage
  3. like the cat that got the cream
  4. like the clappers
  5. like the devil
  6. like the man said
  7. like the man says
  8. like the new time
  9. like the sound of one's own voice
  10. like the wind
  11. like the wrath of God

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