person (redirected from second person)

about/on your person (formal)

if you have something about your person, you are carrying it with you, often hidden in your clothing. She had a small tape recorder concealed about her person.

See also: about

be your own man/woman/person

to behave in the way that you want and to not let other people influence you. Despite being the daughter of two Hollywood stars, she's very much her own woman with her own acting style.

See also: man, woman

a girl/man/person Friday

a person who does many different types of usually not very interesting work in an office. The ad said, 'Person Friday required for general office duties'.

See also: girl, man

the man/woman/person in the street

a typical, ordinary person. Do the plans for celebrating the millennium take into account the views of the man in the street?

See also: man, street, woman

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in person

physically. Though they chatted online, they'd never met in person. The actor looks even shorter in person than he does on the screen.

on your person

with you. Anderson was carrying $10,000 in cash on his person at the time.

your own person

not very much influenced by other people. Scott is his own person, and he does what he wants to do.

Usage notes: also used with man or woman instead of person: Ben remains refreshingly his own man. Beth was her own woman, even back in high school.

do your own thing