English Explanatory Dictionary

Cinderella liberty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A period of leave that ends at midnight.

Word forms

Cinderella liberty Cinderella liberties

Etymology

After the fairy-tale character Cinderella, who is instructed to leave the ball by midnight before the enchantments that allow her to be there come to an end.

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