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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
He made a honest woman of her.
His parents were happy because he made an honest woman of her.
What does it mean?
'of her' makes interpreting it more difficult.
What does it mean?
'of her' makes interpreting it more difficult.
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made an honest woman of her = made her an honest woman An expression almost never heard any more, this was used to talk about the fact that a man who had impregnated a woman out of wedlock finally married her. Purely sexist, of course, since the man was as guilty (dishonest) as the woman was.
- made an honest woman of her = made her an honest woman An expression almost never heard any more, this was used to talk about the fact that a man who had impregnated a woman out of wedlock finally married her.
- Purely sexist, of course, since the man was as guilty (dishonest) as the woman was.
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made an honest woman of her = made her an honest woman
An expression almost never heard any more, this was used to talk about the fact that a man who had impregnated a woman out of wedlock finally married her. Purely sexist, of course, since the man was as guilty (dishonest) as the woman was.
An expression almost never heard any more, this was used to talk about the fact that a man who had impregnated a woman out of wedlock finally married her. Purely sexist, of course, since the man was as guilty (dishonest) as the woman was.
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I believe it could also apply to people living together "in sin." Once they were married, they were "honest" again.
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I believe it could also apply to people living together "in sin." Once they were married, they were "honest" again.
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