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Almost nobody; very few people. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see one, man, dog.

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one man and his dog

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one man and his dog

Noun

Almost nobody; very few people. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see one, man, dog.

Japanese Meaning

ほとんど誰も存在しない；非常に少数の人々

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At dawn the park was nearly empty, with only one man and his dog sitting on a bench.

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夜明けの公園はほとんど人影がなく、ベンチに座っている人はほとんどいなかった。

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Almost nobody; very few people.

People around here tell me that they can remember the days when the hospital was run by just one man and his dog. Then people knew everyone by name and it was quite common to find a boss who knew details of his staff's domestic lives. Things have certainly changed today.

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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see one, man, dog.

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