Word info

average bear

Noun

Meaning

average bear (plural average bears)

(idiomatic) The norm; an average person; Used in comparisons
She's no smarter than the average bear.
I'm not saying he's fat, but he is heavier than the average bear...

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

I just consider myself slightly left-of-center. I'm not your average bear. I - what's the word? I'm not - normal. Eddie Van Halen

It was rough being dark. I got heat from my own people more than anyone else. I remember going to my mom and saying, 'Why am I so black?' And she said, 'Because I'm black. You just gotta always work harder than the average bear.' Bernie Mac

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