power couple
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- noun
- /ˈpaʊər ˈkʌpəl/
- Literature
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pareja poderosa
- Ultimately, the power couple's busy schedules got in the way of their budding romance, a source tells the magazine.
- Washington power couple
- Hollywood power couple
- billionaire power couple
So from what I can gather, you and Nick are a power couple.
- So from what I can gather, you and Nick are a power couple.
- The incredible power couple is coming to LA soon and I freaking got him in here to do a podcast with us.
- She she made the mistake of thinking they were they when you make a union with another person and you become some sort of power couple in her head.
- Can she be a good kind of almost political companion where we can be like the tribal power couple?
- And I'm like, yes, you know, but he's like a hot, well known businessman, good looking instead of a geek, thanks to me, you know, in this power couple, yeah.
Examples
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I mean, you guys are like a power couple, dude!
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You said that we could be a power couple.
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I need to be half of a power couple.
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Wow, you two are quite the power couple.
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I told you guys, we're a power couple.
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Well, we would make quite the power couple.
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We'll be the hottest power couple in the entire music industry.
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They are the hottest new power couple.
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Hello my friends, today I'm sitting here with power couple Kevin and Doctor Daria Rose.
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Kanye declared the two of them the biggest power couple in the fashion industry.
Synonyms
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4.5
A person, team, or organization that is very successful and able to influence others
How Influential
- Literature
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3.6
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1.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'power' (influence, success) + 'couple' (two partners): it denotes a pair who are powerful or influential. This is a straightforward, cross-linguistically intelligible combination, so a B1 learner who knows both words would very likely infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The term power couple likely comes from the image of two strong people standing or working together: power means influence or strength and couple means two people in a relationship. That's why it now describes 'two people in a relationship who are both very successful or influential'.