always the bridesmaid never the bride

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• always a bridesmaid, never a bride — If someone is always a bridesmaid, never a bride, they never manage to fulfill their ambition they get close, but never manage the recognition, etc, they crave …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• always a bridesmaid, never a bride —    If someone is always a bridesmaid, never a bride, they never manage to fulfill their ambition they get close, but never manage the recognition, etc, they crave.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• Always a bridesmaid, never a bride —   If someone is always a bridesmaid, never a bride, they never manage to fulfill their ambition they get close, but never manage the recognition, etc, they crave …   Dictionary of English idioms

• always a bridesmaid, never a bride — 1882 E. M. INGRAHAM Bond & Free i. Always a maiden [bridal attendant], never a wife. 1903 V. S. LEAN Collectanea II. 81 Three times bridesmaid, never a bride. 1917 LEIGH, COLLINS, & MORRIS ‘Why am I always the Bridesmaid?’ (song) Why am I always… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• bride's-maid — brideˈmaid, brideˈmaiden, bride sˈ maid or bridesˈmaid noun (all except bridesmaid obsolete or dialect) A young (traditionally unmarried) woman who attends the bride at a wedding • • • Main Entry: ↑bride bridesˈmaid, bride’s maid 1. S …   Useful english dictionary

• bridesmaid — noun 1》 a girl or woman who accompanies a bride on her wedding day. 2》 informal a person who never attains a desired goal. [from the saying always the bridesmaid and never the bride .] …   English new terms dictionary

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