Словосочетания со словом man. Страница шесть
marked man
A man whose behavior has made him the object of suspicion; a man whose life may be in danger.
When Dave dared to criticize the dictator openly, he became a marked man.
middleman
A person or small business standing in an intermediary position between two parties.
A retail merchant is the middleman between the factory and the consumer.
new man
A person who has become very much better.
Diet and exercise made a new man of him.
one man's meat is another man's poison
What is good for one person is not necessarily good for another. A proverb.
Even though Jeff likes to swim in ice cold water, his brother Tun hates it. This is understandable, however, because one's man's meat is another man's poison.
one-upmanship
Always keeping ahead of others; trying to keep an advantage. (The word one-upmanship was made up by a British humorist, Stephen Potter, on the pattern of such words as sportsmanship and workmanship.)
Jack took the news to the principal while we were still talking about it. He's very quick to practice one-upmanship.
No matter what I do, I find that Jim has already done it better. He's an expert at one-upmanship.
right-hand man
A valued and indispensable assistant.
The chancellor of the university never goes anywhere without the vice chancellor, his right-hand man, whose judgment he greatly trusts.
so many
A limited number of; some.
Don't give the boys all the cookies they want; give so many to Tom, so many to Dick, and so many to Bob.
Many people want to come to the prom; but the gymnasium will hold only so many.
Our school auditorium will hold only so many people.
A group of. Often used for emphasis.
Bob is always bragging; his stories are just so many lies.
The children were all sitting very quietly in their chairs, like so many dolls.
the man
The police; a policeman.
I am gonna turn you in to the man.
The boss; the leader; the most important figure in an organization or outfit.
The man will decide.