to feel like a princess
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6.1
- idiom
- Informal
- Hey, all he ever wanted was to make every girl feel like a princess.
Examples
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I felt like a princess and a bride, and putting on that dress made me feel so damn pretty, and I didn't want to take it off ever.
Blog text (3) -
I hope it makes you feel like a princess.
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Wow, I feel like a princess.
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I know it's a bit typical, but it did make me feel like a princess.
Blog text (3) -
My boyfriend makes me feel like a Princess, like I'm valued, like I'm love.
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He makes me feel like a princess, like nothing could ever hurt me.
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Two of my favorite dresses were in that fabric, one of them a royal blue 'dressy' dress that made me feel like a princess.
Blog text (6) -
When she received the surprise party, she truly felt like a princess.
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After the spa day, I walked out feeling like a princess.
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Her dress for the gala made her feel like a princess all night long.
Synonyms
1
4.7
To get special treatment and attention as if you are very important
Antonyms
How Special
- Informal
3
6.1
- Offensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is compositionally built from 'feel' (experience) + 'like' (as if) + 'princess' (a person treated specially), so a learner who knows the constituents can infer 'feel very special or pampered' without prior exposure. This simile-based construction is common cross-linguistically and follows a straightforward, predictable pattern.
Etymology
The phrase feel like a princess comes from the image of a princess who lives in a palace, wears fine clothes, and has people who look after her every need. So saying this means 'to feel very special' or 'pampered'.