亭主元気で留守がいい
English translation: A healthy husband is best out of the house
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peer agreement (net): +6A healthy husband is best out of the house Explanation: If a man is out of the house then hopefully he is working and making money. If a husband is in the house he is in the way. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-02-28 07:20:52 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry no The best husbands are healthy and out of the house (working hard) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-02-28 07:42:09 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- At the following page (I am sorry the address is so long, it is a Google.com cash) it is translated as Husband should be healthy and stay away from his home. The \"Husband\" should be in the plural and so \"his\" needs to be \"the\" or \"their.\" http://www.google.co.jp/search?q=cache:U7GaqKjpyWQC:www5.ocn... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-02-28 07:52:56 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- At the following page (I am sorry the address is so long, it is a Google.com cash) it is translated as Husband should be healthy and stay away from his home. The \"Husband\" should be in the plural and so \"his\" needs to be \"the\" or \"their.\" http://www.google.co.jp/search?q=cache:U7GaqKjpyWQC:www5.ocn... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-02-28 08:10:00 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The only English sayings like this are either jokes My husband ran away with my best friend. I miss her very much. Or men are hunters who thrill to the chase -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-02-28 08:31:35 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Other sayings/quotes are \"Talking to a man is like trying to saddle a cow. You work like hell, but what\'s the point?\" Gladys Upham \"The best way to get husbands to do something is to suggest that perhaps they are too old to do it.\" Shirley MacLaine \"Man invented language to satisfy his deepest need to complain.\" Lily Tomlin \"Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.\" Katharine Hepburn The one about the old man buzzing about below would be good if it exists. I can not find it on the net. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-02-28 08:52:09 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- This is useful http://phrases.shu.ac.uk/meanings/414150.html |
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