The golf club is very exclusive. They don't let any Tom, Dick, or Harry join.
•Mary's sending out very few invitations. She doesn't want every Tom, Dick, and Harry turning up.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Tom, Dick and Harry — Noun. Anybody, any person regardless of specifics. E.g. Next time lock the door! Any Tom, Dick and Harry could have walked in here and stolen my money … English slang and colloquialisms
any/every Tom, Dick, and Harry — informal : any person : ↑anyone We don t just hand out jobs to every Tom, Dick, and Harry who walks in here. • • • Main Entry: ↑Tom, Dick, and Harry … Useful english dictionary
Tom, Dick and Harry — Tom, Dick and/or Harry anyone, especially people that you do not know or do not think are important. Draw the curtains or we ll have every Tom, Dick and Harry peering through the window. I want a qualified plumber to do the job, not just any Tom … New idioms dictionary
Tom, Dick, and Harry — UK / US or Tom, Dick, or Harry UK / US informal any or every ordinary person rather than people who you choose or people who can provide what you need … English dictionary
Tom, Dick, and Harry — Tom, ,Dick, and Harry or ,Tom, ,Dick, or Har|ry INFORMAL any or every ordinary person rather than people you choose or people who can provide what you need … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Tom, Dick and Harry — This is about the phrase; for specific usages, see Tom, Dick and Harry (disambiguation). The phrase Tom, Dick and Harry is a placeholder for multiple unspecified people; Tom, Dick or Harry plays the same role for one unspecified person. The… … Wikipedia
Tom, Dick, and Harry (2006 film) — Infobox Film name = Tom, Dick, and Harry director = Deepak Tijori writer = Deepak Tijori music director = Himesh Reshammiya lyrics = Samir starring = Dino Morea Jimmy Shergill Anuj Sawhney producer = Sudhir Kumar Surendra Bhatia Avinash Bhatia… … Wikipedia
every Tom, Dick, and Harry — anyone. Draw the curtains or we ll have every Tom, Dick, and Harry peeking in the window. Usage notes: usually said about any person you do not know or think is unimportant, and sometimes used in the form any Tom, Dick, or Harry: I want a… … New idioms dictionary
Tom, Dick or Harry — Tom, Dick and/or Harry anyone, especially people that you do not know or do not think are important. Draw the curtains or we ll have every Tom, Dick and Harry peering through the window. I want a qualified plumber to do the job, not just any Tom … New idioms dictionary
Tom, Dick, or Harry — Tom, Dick, and Harry UK / US or Tom, Dick, or Harry UK / US informal any or every ordinary person rather than people who you choose or people who can provide what you need … English dictionary
Tom, Dick, and Har·ry — /ˌtɑːmˌdıkəndˈheri/ noun any/every Tom, Dick, and Harry informal : any person : ↑anyone We don t just hand out jobs to every Tom, Dick, and Harry who walks in here … Useful english dictionary
