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other woman

idiom

A woman who is romantically involved with someone (usually a man) already in a committed relationship with another woman, especially a woman having an affair with a married man.


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  1. 01

    comfort woman

    A woman forced, or supposedly recruited, into brothels by the Japanese occupation forces before or during World War II.

  2. 02

    dried-fish woman

    A woman, especially a young one, who lacks a significant other.

  3. 03

    make an honest woman

    To marry (a woman), especially if there is an existing sexual relationship.

  4. 04

    the old woman is plucking her goose

    It is snowing.

  5. 05

    woman among women

    A woman who is accepted on the same terms, and as having the same worth, as other others in society.

  6. 06

    woman of few words

    A woman who either does not speak much or speaks only for a brief period of time.

  7. 07

    woman of the hour

    A woman who has recently caught the attention of, or is being admired or honoured by, a large number of people.

  8. 08

    woman of the people

    A woman who shows understanding of and sympathy for the concerns of ordinaries, and who has a rapport with and acceptance by them.

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