jueves, 30 de septiembre de 2010

John Bull (old-fashioned)20474


John Bull (old-fashioned)

a character who represents a typical English man or the English people
Usage notes: This phrase comes from a book called The History of John Bull written by John Arbuthnot in 1712.
In the cartoon, John Bull appears as a short, stocky figure wearing a waistcoat with the British flag on.

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