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Feb 17, 2009 · Feb 17, 2009. #3. "A little man" is also an idiom for a petty man. You might want to be careful about the context. Little boys are sometimes lovingly referred to as "my little man." Little and small can be used interchangeably to describe the size of a man given the right context but it's more clear to use "short" or "thin."
Sep 24, 2012 · english - USA. Aug 27, 2014. #5. I believe this is actually a reference to Edme Champion, a Parisian Jeweler and philanthropist active around the time the Count of Monte Cristo was set. According to a rough translation of the french wikipedia page about him: "The little blue coat he wore was often used as an appellation, and has since passed ...
Mar 23, 2011 · That little green man is a leprechaun, Lartigas. L. lartigas New Member. chile. Spanish
Sep 6, 2016 · "Little did I know" is used when we falsely believed something, and the true situation was unknown to us - or is not revealed to us until later. Mr X was a funny man, and I always thought he must be an amusing companion. Little did I know that he was a secret drinker, who often beat his wife.
Nov 28, 2009 · I agree that "little man" would usually be seen as condescending. I think it's a pretty close equivalent to "little lady". ewie said: [I think any man (no matter how gentlemanly) who addressed a woman (however ladylike) as little lady in the UK, would receive a black eye.]
Dec 19, 2019 · Dec 19, 2019. #1. Cliff says to Bruce Lee: Cliff: What I think is...you're a little man with a big mouth and a big chip, and I think you should be embarrassed to suggest you'd be anything more than a stain on the seat of Cassius Clay's trunks. What's the meaning of "big chip"?
May 23, 2010 · English - US. May 23, 2010. #2. It is the first. The man is old and he is short. We would have to say the other idea differently. Maybe we would say "slightly advanced in age." There is probably a better way. In any case, "a little old" is not the way we usually say that someone has aged a little bit.
Feb 9, 2015 · Little person is the most recent term, and the least likely to cause offense. Unfortunately, as Cagey says, it's also the most ambiguous -- if I hear the sentence "He is a little person" with no context, I'm not sure if the speaker means that the "he" is unusually short for a man (say, 5'1) or if he has a form of dwarfism.
Jan 19, 2008 · Oct 31, 2010. #28. One might get one's Greek from the vey lips of Homer and Plato", the Very Young Man thought. "In which case they would certainly plough you for the Little-go. The German scholars have improved Greek so much. Reading carefully and slowly. "One might get one's Greek from the vey lips of Homer and Plato".
Oct 26, 2007 · Here's the context: "Come here, you pretty little cow". (said by a man to his girlfriend) Obviously, in this sentence, it's not meant to be offensive (which is further supported by the tone of the voice), but I'm interested to know whether this usage is more widespread. Thanks. Calling a woman a "cow" is very derogatory in UK and Australia. S.
