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a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle

Syllables: a wo·man needs a man like a fish needs a bi·cyc·leUK/ə ˈwʊmən ˌniːdz ə ˈmæn laɪk ə ˈfɪʃ ˌniːdz ə ˈbaɪsɪkl̩/US/ə ˈwʊmən ˌnidz ə ˈmæn laɪk ə ˈfɪʃ ˌnidz ə ˈbaɪˌsɪkəl/

a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle is the alternative form of a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.

Meaning of a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle

Phrase

a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle

  1. (figuratively, humorous, simile) A woman is capable of living a complete and independent life without a man.
    • We found this anonymous contribution to International Women's Year on a wall at Forest Lodge: "A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle."1975 January 25, “Column 8”, in The Sydney Morning Herald, number 42,779, Sydney, N.S.W.: John Fairfax & Sons, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1, column 8

Questions about a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle

What is a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle the alternative form of?
A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle is the alternative form of a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.
How do you pronounce a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle?
A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle is pronounced /ə ˈwʊmən ˌniːdz ə ˈmæn laɪk ə ˈfɪʃ ˌniːdz ə ˈbaɪsɪkl̩/ (UK).

Words near a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle in the dictionary

  1. a week is a long time in politics
  2. a whisper down the lane
  3. a whole 'nother
  4. a whole nother
  5. a wild goose never laid a tame egg
  6. a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle
  7. a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle
  8. a woman's work is never done
  9. a world of
  10. a worry shared is a worry halved
  11. a yard of pump water

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