Old-timers used it to describe a man who had just arrived from one of the big cities back east.

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And this is from Damasio's excellent book Descartes' Error: He used to be a really responsible guy, a family man, very reliable, very trustworthy.

在达马西奥的杰作，笛卡尔的错误：,他曾是负责任的家伙，一个居家男人，非常可靠，值得信赖。

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He used to be a hard-working family man.

他曾经是个努力工作的好男人

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