ordinary folk

collocation in English

meaningsofordinaryandfolk

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ordinary
adjective
uk
/ˈɔː.dən.əri/us
/ˈɔːr.dən.er.i/
not different or special or unexpected in any ...
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folk
noun
uk
/fəʊk/us
/foʊk/
mainly UK
people, especially those of a particular group ...
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(Definition ofordinaryandfolkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It also suggests that traditional ways of telling the story overlook what sustainsordinaryfolkintent on finding religious meaning and identity.
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A number of people have conducted our virtual orchestra - fromordinaryfolkto professional conductors.
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It is notordinaryfolkwho are in the vanguard of the campaign to transform education and culture to one that is deemed accessible and relevant.
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I would expect that these illustrations would not only come from classical works, but would also be modern writings and could act as beacons to usordinaryfolk.
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I was brought up on a council estate and knowordinaryfolkexpect rewards for hard work.
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Those areordinaryfolkwho vote for us when we look for their support at general elections.
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We are going back to the bad old days of a two-class system of medicine—one for the wealthy and another for theordinaryfolk.
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Ifordinaryfolksuffer such stress, the pressure on someone who suffers from mental illness must be even greater.
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It means trying to get into the hearts and minds of theordinaryfolk.
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However, it is a difficult task, because the position ofordinaryfolkis becoming more difficult.
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I referred to the fact that a petition was handed over and the words used by the petitioner that it came fromordinaryfolk.
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If we have conscription, theordinaryfolkwill say that our foreign policy has been wrong.
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There was general agreement on that by lawyers and judges as well as byordinaryfolklike myself.
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I think it better, however, forordinaryfolkthat when on holidays they should mix with people of diverse social experience.
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The situation is absolutely impossible, and people who understand howordinaryfolklive will readily agree that the youngsters are in an impossible situation.
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It should recognise thatordinaryfolkwish to be at the game.
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The reality is that when politicians look for things to do, they usually start by interfering in the lives ofordinaryfolk.
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Ordinaryfolkdo not need experts to tell us what is best for us—we know instinctively.
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Ordinaryfolksaid that they were wrong, andordinaryfolkhave been proved right.
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