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Mr. Nice Guy

a friendly, forgiving fellow. You II find that I am Mr. Nice Guy as long as you play fair with me. Oh, my boss is Mr. Nice Guy. He'll give me the day off, I'm sure.

See also: nice

Nice guys finish last.

Prov. You will never be able to get what you want by being kind and considerate. The unscrupulous salesman advised his trainees, "Don't worry if you have to lie about the product to get the customer to buy it. Nice guys finish last."

See also: finish, last, nice

regular guy

a normal and dependable guy. Don't worry about Tom. He's a regular guy. He won't give you any trouble.

See also: regular

smart guy

someone who acts cocky or rude. All right, smart guy, see if you like this one. Some smart guy put chewing gum on this bench.

See also: smart

tough guy

a strong and severe man; a man who might be part of the underworld. He was your typical tough guy—jutting chin, gruff voice—but he was just our decorator checking up on the drapes. So, you want to be a tough guy, huh?

See also: tough

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a fall guy  (mainly American informal)

someone who is blamed for another person's mistake or crime The book claims Lee Harvey Oswald didn't kill President Kennedy - he was just the fall guy.

See also: fall

a wise guy  (American & Australian informal) also a wise-ass (American very informal!)

someone who is always trying to seem more clever than everyone else in a way that is annoying Okay, wise guy, if you're so damned smart, you can tell everyone how it's done! He's just some wise-ass who thinks he knows all the answers. (American & Australian informal)

See an old head on young shoulders

See also: wise

No more Mr Nice Guy.

something that you say when you have decided to behave in a less pleasant way I'm fed up with people taking advantage of me. From now on, it's no more Mr Nice Guy.

See also: more, nice