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sisters before misters

sisters before misters

9.7
A phrase telling women to put their friends before men they date
  • idiom
  • Informal
translation icon : hermanas antes que hombres
  • She chose a night out with her friends over a date, sticking to sisters before misters.

Examples

  • We promised to always remember sisters before misters when faced with tough decisions about dating.

  • Remember, it's always sisters before misters!

  • Whenever a new boyfriend came along, they reminded themselves of sisters before misters.

  • When it comes to friendships, sisters before misters is my motto.

  • She chose a night out with her friends over a date, sticking to sisters before misters.

  • We promised to always remember sisters before misters when faced with tough decisions about dating.

  • Whenever a new boyfriend came along, they reminded themselves of sisters before misters.

Synonyms

sisterhood
vssisters before misters
1 3.0

The close relationship and support between women from the same family

prioritizes friendships among women over romantic partnerships with men

Surface Forms

sisters before misters main

Morphology

sis + before + misters

The phrase composes 'sisters' (female friends/siblings) + 'before' (in priority) + 'misters' (men), so the intended meaning—prioritise friendships between women over romantic relationships with men—is directly inferable from the parts. Its rhyme and colloquial tone do not obscure the compositional semantics, making it accessible to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.

Etymology

Sisters before misters is a rhyming saying that may come from women who put sisters, their close friends, before misters, men they might date. That's why the phrase means putting 'friendships' before romantic 'relationships'.