a woman's work is never done

谚语

英文释义

谚语
  1. Housework, which is generally considered women's work, is never finished.
  2. Women generally work long and hard, especially as they often are responsible for housework and care roles in addition to paid work.
    — "Six o'clock, and working still! […] They say a woman's work is never done," remarked Ik Stanton, dropping into the easiest chair in the studio, "and for this reason, were there no other, your muse is evidently of the feminine persuasion."

词源

From a traditional rhyming couplet, found in at least two forms:
: Man works till set of sun,
: Woman's work is never done.
: From rise of morn to set of sun
: Woman's work is never done.
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