that which must be obeyed
Explanation: literal but maybe ...
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no context so what do you expect?
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if it's referring to a wife, Roy's suggestion is good "she who must be obeyed" is a trendy way of referring to a wife and the obligation to do what she says (used in a popular English TV series)
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A devotee of Arthur Quiller-Couch's Oxford Book of English Verse, he often quotes Wordsworth (and other poets less frequently, e.g. Shakespeare). He secretly calls his wife Hilda "She Who Must Be Obeyed" (SWMBO), a reference to the novel She by H. Rider Haggard.[1]
His skill at defending his clients is legendary among the criminal classes. The Timson clan of "minor villains" (primarily
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no context no result :)
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