honey-do list

honey-do list

A list or collection of tasks or jobs one has been requested to perform or undertake, especially household duties or jobs, given to a person by their spouse or romantic partner. It is a pun on "honeydew" (a fruit), with "honey" referring to a common term of endearment, and "do" referring to a "to-do list." All I want to do on the weekends is relax, but my husband always has some honey-do list for me.
See also: list
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • dew
  • at one fell swoop
  • at/in one fell swoop
  • in one fell swoop
  • one fell swoop, in
  • swoop
  • seek and ye shall find
  • in one blow
  • put (someone or something) in a hole
  • at a/one stroke