grass widower

grass widower

1. A man who lives apart from his spouse for long periods due to a job location or other circumstances. Janet has had to travel a lot since she got her promotion at work. I'm happy for her, but I've been feeling like a grass widower lately.
2. A man who is divorced, separated, or estranged from or abandoned by his spouse. John became a grass widower after his wife left him for a younger man.
See also: grass
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • grass widow
  • born under a lucky star
  • sustain
  • sustain (one) in (something)
  • sustain in
  • that will do
  • (one's) game
  • bunk down
  • bunk down (for the night)
  • work spouse