English Explanatory Dictionary

behind every successful man there stands a woman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. A man’s achievements are made possible by the support and work of their wife or female partner.

Pronunciation

/bɪˈhaɪnd ˌɛvɹi səkˈsɛsfl̩ ˈmæn ðɛə ˈstændz ə ˈwʊmən/ /bə-/ /bɪˈhaɪnd ˌɛvɹi səkˈsɛsfl̩ ˈmæn ðɛɚ ˈstændz ə ˈwʊmən/ En-us-behind-every-successful-man-there-stands-a-woman.ogg En-US-BESMTSW.wav

Word forms

behind every successful man there stands a woman

Synonyms

behind every great man is a great woman behind every great man there stands a woman

Related words

one hair of a woman can draw more than a hundred pair of oxen the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world
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