nearly man
A man who fails to achieve the success or status that he might potentially have hadA man who fails to achieve the success or status that he might potentially have had.
» Nearly all men die of their remedies, and not of their illnesses.
Майже всі люди вмирають від лікування, а не від хвороби.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, informal)A man who fails to achieve the success or status that he might potentially have had.
Examples
4 sentencesNearly all men die of their remedies, and not of their illnesses.
Майже всі люди вмирають від лікування, а не від хвороби. — deniko
Nearly all men die of their remedies, and not of their illness.
deFast alle Menschen sterben an ihrer Medizin und nicht an ihrer Krankheit. — Tamy
The village was built around the mine, and nearly every man there was a collier.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Forms
plural: nearly men| Singular | nearly man |
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irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular