单词 | a woman's work is never done |
释义 | > as lemmasa woman's work is never done d. a woman's work is never done and variants. Π 1629 in W. Chappell Roxburghe Ballads (1880) III. 302 Maids may sit still, go, or run, But a Woman's work is never done. 1670 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Prov. 50 A womans work is never at an end. 1731 Robin's Panegyrick: Pt. II. 7 'Twill be mere Woman's Work, never done, as they say. c1825 L. L. Cameron Cradle 12 You know they say ‘A woman's business is never done.’ 1873 Trans. Wisconsin State Agric. Soc. 11 431 We find her at work early and late, verifying the old rhyme—that ‘Man must work from sun to sun, but woman's work is never done.’ 1933 E. A. Robertson Ordinary Families xiii. 288 It was rush-hour in the brothel, (Woman's work is Never Done). 2001 Heat 17 Nov. 60/2 Whoever said a woman's work is never done must have been referring to Cindy Crawford—superbod, supermodel, fitness guru and now mother of two. < as lemmas |
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