Dame Partington and her mop
Dame Partington and her mop
Someone staunchly opposed to progress or reform, even when it is inevitable. The phrase is thought to have originated from stories in 19th-century England of a woman who kept trying to get water out of her flooded home during a storm before finally evacuating. I can't believe you're still fighting against that new tax! Stop being like Dame Partington and her mop and just accept change!
See also: and, dame, mop
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- dame
- beat (one) to the punch
- beat someone to the punch
- beat to the punch
- ball's in your court, the
- the ball is in (one's) court
- the ball is in court
- the ball is in someone’s court
- the ball is in someone's court
- the ball is in your/somebody's court