ladies'/lady's man
ladies'/lady's man
A man who puts himself out to be attractive to women and is very attentive to them. This term dates from the eighteenth century, and presumably contrasts such a person with the strong silent type known as a man’s man. William Cowper used the expression in Tiroc (1784): “A slave at court, elsewhere a lady’s man.” See also macho.
See also: man
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- no spring chicken, (she's)
- last-ditch defense/effort
- in clover, to be/live
- give a wide berth to, to
- really and truly
- wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole
- cast a pall upon, to
- all in the/a day's work
- put through one's paces
- keep your eyes peeled/skinned