This car is seen as the poor man's Rolls Royce.
He's a kind of poor man's James Bond.
English dictionary. 2014.
a poor man's something — Something or someone that can be compared to something or someone else, but is not as good is a poor man s version; a writer who uses lots of puns but isn t very funny would be a poor man s Oscar Wilde … The small dictionary of idiomes
a poor man's something — Something or someone that can be compared to something or someone else, but is not as good is a poor man s version; a writer who uses lots of puns but isn t very funny would be a poor man s Oscar Wilde. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
A poor man's something — Something or someone that can be compared to something or someone else, but is not as good is a poor man s version; a writer who uses lots of puns but isn t very funny would be a poor man s Oscar Wilde … Dictionary of English idioms
(a) poor man's something — a poor man s (someone/something) someone or something that is similar to a well known person or thing but is not as good. He was only ever a mediocre singer they used to call him the poor man s Frank Sinatra . So what did you think of the film?… … New idioms dictionary
(the) poor man's something — the ˌpoor man s ˈsb/ˈsth idiom a person or thing that is similar to but of a lower quality than a particular famous person or thing • Sparkling white wine is the poor man s champagne. Main entry: ↑pooridiom … Useful english dictionary
poor man's — poor man s, that is a smaller, cheaper, easier, lighter, or otherwise lesser version of something or someone: »... Spengler, the poor man s Nietzsche (New Statesman). Blue Scout Junior [is] called the “poor man s rocket” because of its low cost… … Useful english dictionary
Poor man's — is a common slang term used to compare one thing with another. It is not necessarily a derogatory term. It is usually used in a sentence as X is a poor man s Y , with X being the person or thing one is referring to, and Y being the superior but… … Wikipedia
(a) poor man's something — … Useful english dictionary
poor — W1S1 [po: US pur] adj comparative poorer superlative poorest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(no money)¦ 2¦(not good)¦ 3¦(sympathy)¦ 4¦(not good at something)¦ 5¦(health)¦ 6 poor in something 7 a poor second/third etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
(a) poor man's someone — a poor man s (someone/something) someone or something that is similar to a well known person or thing but is not as good. He was only ever a mediocre singer they used to call him the poor man s Frank Sinatra . So what did you think of the film?… … New idioms dictionary
