Idiom - women Flashcards

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A woman of few words

A

Người phụ nữ ít nói

My mother was a woman of few words, but when she spoke it was worth listening to.

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A woman for all seasons

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Người phụ nữ cho bốn mùa

⇒ Người phụ nữ tài năng, thành công ở nhiều lĩnh vực

Judy paints, does photography, and writes novels. She’s a woman for all seasons.

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A woman of means

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Người phụ nữ giàu có

Her extravagant spending habits led everyone to believe that she was a woman of means.

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Be one’s own man/woman

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Hành động độc lập, không phụ thuộc vào ai

Working for herself meant that she could be her own woman.

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A man/woman of the people

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Người đàn ông/phụ nữ của nhân dân, công chúng

The trouble with the governor’s campaign is that she is trying to be a woman of all people.

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