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John Bull

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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.
See also: bull, john


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"You have only to try, son of John Bull," replied the colonel.
You, who speak English like John Bull himself, are Master Tom Lowe, we, your three companions.
They made him out to be the Royal arms, the Union-Jack, Magna Charta, John Bull, Habeas Corpus, the Bill of Rights, An Englishman's house is his castle, Church and State, and God save the Queen, all put together.
 
 
 
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