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In. 여자, 부인, 여성, 여자다움, 아내, 하녀, make an honest \woman of (애인 등을) 정식 아내로 삼다, play the \woman 여자같이 굴다IIn. \woman of the world 산전 수전 겪은 여자IIIa. 여자의
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make an honest woman of — (now usu facetious) To marry, where the woman has first been seduced • • • Main Entry: ↑honest * * * dated or humorous marry a woman, esp. to avoid scandal if she is pregnant Origin: honest here originally meant ‘respectable’, but was probably… … Useful english dictionary
make an honest woman of someone — make an honest woman of (someone) (or make (someone) an honest woman) old fashioned + humorous : to marry (a woman, especially a woman you have already had sex with) When will he finally make an honest woman of her? • • • Main Entry: ↑honest … Useful english dictionary
make an honest woman of someone — make an honest woman of (someone) humorous if a man makes an honest woman of someone that he is having a relationship with, he marries her. You ve been living with Jean for five years, isn t it time you made an honest woman of her? … New idioms dictionary
make an honest woman of — (someone) humorous if a man makes an honest woman of someone that he is having a relationship with, he marries her. You ve been living with Jean for five years, isn t it time you made an honest woman of her? … New idioms dictionary
make an honest woman of — ► make an honest woman of dated or humorous (of a man) marry (a woman) with whom he is having a sexual relationship. Main Entry: ↑honest … English terms dictionary
make an honest woman (out) of someone — humorous phrase to marry a woman, especially when you have already had a long relationship with her Thesaurus: to get, or to be marriedsynonym marital statushyponym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
make an honest woman of somebody — make an honest ˈwoman of sb idiom (old fashioned, humorous) to marry a woman after having had a sexual relationship with her Main entry: ↑honestidiom … Useful english dictionary
make an honest woman — verb To marry (a woman), especially if she is having a sexual relationship. I thought about just asking Rosalyn to move in with me, but I decided it was time to make an honest woman out of her … Wiktionary
make an honest woman of — to many a woman you have impregnated There was a time when honest was a word of some worth and this phrase was used seriously: It was your son made her sae, and he can make her an honest woman again. (W. Scott, 1822, writing about a… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
make an honest woman of — dated or humorous marry (a woman), especially to avoid scandal. → honest … English new terms dictionary
make an honest woman of — marry a woman who previously was living in sin … English contemporary dictionary