in a family way

in a/the family way

euphemism Pregnant. Did you hear the good news? Kristin is in the family way!

and *in the family way

Fig. pregnant. (*Typically: be ~; get someone ~.) I've heard that Mrs. Smith is in a family way. Our dog is in the family way.

and in the family way

mod. pregnant. I hear that Britney is in a family way.

词组	in a family way
释义	in a family way in a/the family way euphemism Pregnant. Did you hear the good news? Kristin is in the family way! See also: family, way Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. in a family way and in the family way Fig. pregnant. (Typically: be ~; get* someone ~.) I've heard that Mrs. Smith is in a family way. Our dog is in the family way. See also: family, way McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. in a family way and in the family way mod. pregnant. I hear that Britney is in a family way. See also: family, way McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: in the family way in a/the family way in the family (all) in the family family run in the family run in the/(one's) family the family that prays together stays together family that prays together stays together fam
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