Idiom
plow with one's heifer
Meaning
To have an affair with another man's wife or to deal with the wife in order to obtain something from her husband.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He tried to plow with his neighbor's heifer to get a better deal.”
“The salesman realized he could not convince the stubborn business owner, so he decided to plow with his heifer instead.”
“By choosing to plow with his heifer rather than negotiating directly with the king, the diplomat hoped to influence the royal decision through the queen.”
Examples
simple
“He tried to plow with his neighbor's heifer to get a better deal.”
contextual
“The salesman realized he could not convince the stubborn business owner, so he decided to plow with his heifer instead.”
complex
“By choosing to plow with his heifer rather than negotiating directly with the king, the diplomat hoped to influence the royal decision through the queen.”
Origin
Biblical.
Key words
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