a whistling woman and a crowing hen are neither fit for God nor men

a whistling woman and a crowing hen are neither fit for God nor men

proverb It is not proper for a woman to engage in overtly masculine behavior. My grandmother is legitimately worried because I asked a boy to the dance, instead of him asking me. She says that a whistling woman and a crowing hen are neither fit for God nor men—whatever that means.
See also: and, crow, fit, god, hen, men, neither, nor, whistle, woman
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • teach a man to fish
  • a good example is the best sermon
  • it takes a village
  • village
  • children should be seen and not heard
  • best-laid plans go astray, the
  • the best-laid plans
  • the best-laid plans go astray
  • the best-laid plans of mice and men
  • a woman's work is never done