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An Jiyoung Posted 18 years ago
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You are a Lucretia... no...a Heroine."

"You are a Lucretia... no...a Heroine."
  

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There's an expression which "the guys" use to poke fun at a man who does whatever his wife tells him to do, but it's usually understood that he's afraid of her. And it's not particularly nice. I don't know of a term customarily applied to a man who would die for his wife because he loves her.

— Avangi

  • There's an expression which "the guys" use to poke fun at a man who does whatever his wife tells him to do, but it's usually understood that he's afraid of her.
  • And it's not particularly nice.
  • I don't know of a term customarily applied to a man who would die for his wife because he loves her.
  • - A.
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There's an expression which "the guys" use to poke fun at a man who does whatever his wife tells him to do, but it's usually understood that he's afraid of her. And it's not particularly nice.

I don't know of a term customarily applied to a man who would die for his wife because he loves her.

- A.
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Thank you for your answer.
then.. "You are a Lucretia .. no a Heroine." You don't commonly use this expression?
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An JiyoungThank you for your answer.
then.. "You are a Lucretia .. no a Heroine." You don't commonly use this expression?

No, it is not common.
It is unlikely to be used by anyone but a highly educated person. Lucretia is a classical reference: http://en.wikiped
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How about a wife who do everything for her husband and can even die for him?
How to call her?

When someone joke on a person like Lucretia or Heroine, how to commonly say in English?
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An Jiyoung When someone joke on a person like Lucretia or Heroine, how to commonly say in English?
hen pecked / ***** whipped
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