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
See also:
  • 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