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cup of joe =a cup of coffe
average Joe=a common person
he did not know where to find things in the city= he didn t know Jack
John Qpublic= ordinary man or woman
Jeeze louise =for Pete s sake =an expression of surprise
he is doubting Thomas =someone who does not believe anything he is told
Joe blow = a common man
A plain Jane = a woman who is not ugly or beautiful
noway Joe=no
Sheila=a beautiful woman
he did not know either of these people from Adam = he did not know them at all
this man was a true Jack of all trades = he knew how to do everything
Im here to pay my taxes to uncle Sam =uncle Sam represents USA
governoment
he asked him to sign his John Hancoc= one of those who signed
during the independence of
America and his handwriting was good
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American Slang
cup of joe =a cup of coffe
average Joe=a common person
he did not know where to find things in the city= he didn t know Jack
John Qpublic= ordinary man or woman
Jeeze louise =for Pete s sake =an expression of surprise
he is doubting Thomas =someone who does not believe anything he is told
Joe blow = a common man
A plain Jane = a woman who is not ugly or beautiful
noway Joe=no
Sheila=a beautiful woman
he did not know either of these people from Adam = he did not know them at all
this man was a true Jack of all trades = he knew how to do everything
Im here to pay my taxes to uncle Sam =uncle Sam represents USA
governoment
he asked him to sign his John Hancoc= one of those who signed
during the independence of
America and his handwriting was good
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