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who's 'she', the cat's mother
Phrase
Britain
Ireland
New-England
dated
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
子供が女性を単に『she』と呼んだ際に、『彼女』ではなくその女性の名前や敬称を使うべきだという注意・叱責の意味。 / 俗語的表現で、名前や敬称を使わずに『she』と呼んだ子供に対して、より丁寧な呼び方をすべきだと警告するための言い回し。
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(idiomatic, somewhat dated, Britain, Ireland, New England) A rebuke especially directed towards children for having referred to a woman as she
, instead of using her name or an appropriately respectful title.
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who's 'she', the cat's mother
When the little boy blurted out who's 'she', the cat's mother, the older woman snapped, 'Don't call her 'she' — use her name or a proper title.'
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When the little boy blurted out who's 'she', the cat's mother, the older woman snapped, 'Don't call her 'she' — use her name or a proper title.'
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