as the next guy — meaning & examples

Language: en

Meanings:

  • 1.

    Global Englishinformal
    • To the same degree as an ordinary or typical person; equally.

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    • I want to succeed in this project as the next guy, putting in all the effort I can.

      I want to succeed just as much as any other person, working hard.

    • He enjoys a cold drink after work as the next guy does, especially on hot summer days.

      He enjoys a cold drink after work just like anyone else.

    • You can’t expect me to tolerate that nonsense any more than as the next guy would.

      I won’t tolerate that nonsense any more than anyone else.

  • 2.

    Global Englishinformal
    • As readily or willingly as anyone else; no more or no less inclined than the average person.

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    • I’d join the party as the next guy, but I’ve got an early meeting tomorrow.

      I would go to the party just as willingly as anyone else, but I have work early.

    • He accepted the challenge as the next guy would, without hesitation or fear.

      He accepted the challenge as readily as anyone else.

    • If you want to try the new restaurant, I’m as willing as the next guy to give it a shot.

      I am just as willing as anyone else to try the new restaurant.

  • 3.

    Global Englishinformal
    • Used to indicate that the speaker shares a feeling, quality, or preference to the same extent as most people.

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    • When it comes to loving a good movie, I’m as much a fan as the next guy.

      I share the same love for good movies as most people.

    • She enjoys a weekend getaway as the next guy, appreciating the break from routine.

      She enjoys weekend trips just like most people.

    • I feel frustrated by the traffic jam as the next guy does; it’s part of city life.

      I feel the same frustration about traffic as most people.

Examples:

  • EN: And that's a responsibility. You have to be as equal as the next guy.
    ES: Es una responsabilidad, hay que ser iguales.
  • EN: I can come hither as well as the next guy.
    ES: Puedo venir acá así como el que más.
  • EN: If I find that I've got a chance to crush my way out of here and I've to rob somebody out to do it, I'll just as soon rob you out as the next guy.
    ES: En cuanto sepa que hay una opción de marchase, aunque tenga que matar... no me importará que ese alguien sea usted.
  • EN: He's got just as much a chance of winning bank night as the next guy.
    ES: Tendrá tanta oportunidad de pagar a la banca nocturna como el siguiente tipo.
  • EN: If I find that I've got a chance to crush my way out of here and I've to rob somebody out to do it, I'll just as soon rob you out as the next guy.
    ES: En cuanto sepa que hay una opción de marchase, aunque tenga que matar... no me importará que ese alguien sea usted.
  • EN: He's got just as much a chance of winning bank night as the next guy.
    ES: Tendrá tanta oportunidad de pagar a la banca nocturna como el siguiente tipo.
  • EN: Look, I like this folding stuff as well as the next guy.
    ES: Mira, me gusta hacer dinero como a cualquier persona, Sam.
  • EN: I guess I'm as sentimental as the next guy.
    ES: Supongo que soy tan sentimental como cualquier otro.
  • EN: I'm just as patriotic as the next guy.
    ES: Soy tan patriota como el que más.
  • EN: Not my racket, but i know what's good and what's bad as well as the next guy.
    ES: No es mi profesión pero sé lo que es bueno, lo que es malo y quién seguirá.
  • EN: - I'm just as smart as the next guy.
    ES: - Soy tan listo como el que más.
  • EN: You know, I like money as well as the next guy, but...
    ES: Me gusta el dinero como a cualquiera, pero...
  • EN: - Sure, it's as good as the next guy's.
    ES: - Claro, tanto como la del vecino.
  • EN: Uh, I enjoy a good laugh just as much as the next guy, but chaining and bagging somebody's mom isn't my idea of hijinks.
    ES: Disfruto de una buena risa tanto como cualquiera, pero encadenar y embolsar a la madre de alguien, no es mi idea de una travesura.
  • EN: "I love nature as much as the next guy
    ES: "Amo a la naturaleza como cualquiera"
  • EN: Well, I'm as sentimental as the next guy.
    ES: Soy tan sentimental como cualquiera.
  • EN: Look, kid, I got as much interest as the next guy in a person's past, but see, on the Row, folks don't have very good ones, so we don't dwell on it.
    ES: Mira, niña, tengo tanto interés como cualquiera en el pasado de una persona. Pero verás, en el barrio la gente no tiene buenos pasados así que no pensamos mucho en ello.

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