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the grey mare is the better horse

the grey mare is the better horse proverb: the wife, not the husband, is in charge of the household.

Proverb

the grey mare is the better horse

  1. The wife, not the husband, is in charge of the household.

Forms of the grey mare is the better horse

alternative formthe gray mare is the better horse

Questions about the grey mare is the better horse

What does the grey mare is the better horse mean?
The grey mare is the better horse means the wife, not the husband, is in charge of the household.
What part of speech is the grey mare is the better horse?
The grey mare is the better horse is a proverb.

Words near the grey mare is the better horse in the dictionary

  1. the grass is always greener on the other side
  2. the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
  3. the grass is always greener on the other side of the road
  4. the great and the good
  5. The Green
  6. the grey mare is the better horse
  7. The Groyne
  8. The Gulf
  9. The Gurdies
  10. The Hague
  11. The Hague Invasion Act

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