"one man and his dog" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. Almost nobody; very few people. Synonyms: one man and a dog, two men and a dog Translations (almost nobody; very few people): anderhalve man en een paardenkop (Dutch), ani harva (Finnish), trois pelés et un tondu (French), catro gatos (Galician), quattro gatti [masculine, plural] (Italian), prawie nikt [masculine] (Polish), gato pingado (Portuguese), полтора́ землеко́па (poltorá zemlekópa) (Russian), раз, два и обчёлся (raz, dva i občólsja) (Russian), cuatro gatos (Spanish)
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  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see one, man, dog. Related terms: the whole world and his dog
    Sense id: en-one_man_and_his_dog-en-noun-Ap-ePQMo Categories (other): English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 29 71

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