Idiom
mother hen
Meaning
An outspoken and overprotective woman or person dealing with others' affairs; especially, an assertive matriarch.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She acts like a mother hen with her younger brothers.”
“Stop being such a mother hen; I am old enough to look after myself.”
“The director played the mother hen, fussing over every detail of the actors' lives to ensure they remained focused and safe.”
Examples
simple
“She acts like a mother hen with her younger brothers.”
contextual
“Stop being such a mother hen; I am old enough to look after myself.”
complex
“The director played the mother hen, fussing over every detail of the actors' lives to ensure they remained focused and safe.”
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