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Few woman-related English idioms

In connection with the upcoming holiday, we hasten to share with you a woman-related idioms. Some of them may be useful in communication, and some - as they say, just for lulz. So, let's go:

woman's reason - female logic

a woman of letters - literary woman, humanist, writer
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a woman of the world - a secular, sophisticated woman

there's a woman in it - “a woman is involved here”, “look for a woman” (fr. cherchez la femme)

the old woman is picking her geese - it's snowing, letters. "Old woman plucks geese"

teach one's grandmother to suck eggs - to teach elders; to teach a scientist; "teach your grandmother to suck eggs"

a bachelor girl - independent lonely girl, "bachelorette"

like mother makes it - to my taste, to my liking (usually about food)

skipper's daughters - waves with lambs, letters. "Captain's daughters"

a girl Friday - “right hand”, assistant (usually an office worker)

Caesar's wife - a man who stands above suspicion; "Caesar's wife" (part of the proverb Caesar's wife must be above suspicion)

my good woman talk "Darling", "my dear" (patronizing treatment)

the little woman - “wife”, “wife” (indulgent address to his wife)

the daughter of Eve - "the daughter of Eve", a woman, the fair sex

As usual, in the comments waiting for other idioms. This time with the mention of girls, women, mothers, grandmothers. Well, you understand :)
The material prepared HeadMatters we have a holiday here, somehow it was inconvenient to ask her to create a post

Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/171947/


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