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behind every great man there stands a woman

behind every great man there stands a woman proverb: synonym of behind every successful man there stands a woman (“men's success often depends on the support and work of their wives or female partners”).

Proverb

behind every great man there stands a woman

  1. Synonym of behind every successful man there stands a woman (“men's success often depends on the support and work of their wives or female partners”).

Synonyms of behind every great man there stands a woman

Questions about behind every great man there stands a woman

What does behind every great man there stands a woman mean?
Behind every great man there stands a woman means synonym of behind every successful man there stands a woman (“men's success often depends on the support and work of their wives or female partners”).
What part of speech is behind every great man there stands a woman?
Behind every great man there stands a woman is a proverb.

Words near behind every great man there stands a woman in the dictionary

  1. behind
  2. behind bars
  3. behind center
  4. behind closed doors
  5. behind every great man is a great woman
  6. behind every great man there stands a woman
  7. behind every successful man there stands a woman
  8. behind in the count
  9. behind its time
  10. behind post
  11. behind posts

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