彼は、いわば、生き字引だ。の英語

He is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.

He is a walking dictionary.

He is a walking dictionary.

He is what is called a self-made man.

He is plain-spoken.

He is, in a word, a utopian.

He is what we call an honour student.

He's what we call an honor student.

What a lucky person he is!

He is what is called a man of action.

He is a man of simple manners―a Bohemian.

He is, so to speak, a grown-up baby.

He amended his way of living.

He is a lion at home and a mouse outside.

He is a man of his word.

He is said to be [I was told that he is] seriously ill.

He is an ace pitcher.

He is just a Mr Nobody.

He is adept at telling lies.

He lived a self-destructive life.

He is, as the saying is, “a white egg laid by a black hen.”

He is as ready to talk as to work.

He's a model of industry.

He turned out (to be) a fraud.

He practices what he preaches.

They are what we call hot rodders.

He is a technician.

He enjoyed a life of leisure.

He's, so to speak, a grown‐up baby.

He is altogether a giant.