sisters before misters

proverb

A woman should prioritize her female friends over her boyfriend or husband.

Meanings

proverb
  1. humorousslangA woman should prioritize her female friends over her boyfriend or husband.

    When Sophie was a teenager, she and her friends had a "sisters before misters" pact, meaning they'd never date each other's exes and they'd never let a guy come between their friendship.

    2008, Nancy Robards Thompson, Accidental Princess, Harlequin, →ISBN, page 110

    Synonyms: chicks before dicks · Antonyms: misters before sisters, dicks before chicks

Synonyms & antonyms

proverbA woman should prioritize her female friends over her boyfriend or husband.

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APA

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Chicago

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