the gray mare

the gray mare
(the gray (или grey) mare)
женщина, держащая своего мужа под башмаком [часть выражения the gray (или grey) mare is the better horse; см. the gray mare is the better horse]

‘Rob has a grey mare in his stable at home.’ ‘A grey mare?’ said I. ‘The wife, man - the wife, - an awful wife she is.’ (W. Scott, ‘Rob Roy’, ch. XXVI) — - Роб в своей домашней конюшне держит чересчур норовистую лошадку. - Лошадку? - спросил я. - Жену, приятель, жену. чудовищная женщина!

Dawker: "...The Squire's squeamish... But he don't count. The grey mare is all right." (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Skin Game’, act II, sc. 1) — Доукер: "...Наш сквайр щепетилен... Но он не в счет. Зато его жена - бой-баба!"


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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