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A Woman’s Work Is Never Done

A woman’s work is never done.

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8 Comments

  1. azim

    Hello good teacher
    I don,t understand above proverb. I don,t like proverb. Iranian people use lot of proverb everyday and everywhere. in high school I studied literature and the humanities I always don,t like proverbs but I should study and learn proverb.
    A woman’s work is never done . woman is not work very will. woman is not similar with other women.

  2. Amy Estrada

    Thank you, Azim, for your question! This proverb refers to “a woman’s work” as raising children and housework. “A woman’s work is never done” means that she works every day, there is no end to a woman’s work, no days off.

  3. Greg

    This proverb “a woman’s work is never done” refers to womans world. It relate to all jobs made by women. It suggest hard work. It’s everyday action which never ends.

  4. Katrin

    I guess the proverb means that women have to juggle different jobs on a daily basis, so they rarely have a minute to themselves.

  5. Amy Estrada

    Yes! Nice job.

  6. Amy Estrada

    Correct! Very good.

  7. Nia

    I think this proverb means that woman’s works is longer than man. Woman who work for her family also have to do chores at home that is never done.

  8. Amy Estrada

    Nia, while this proverb doesn’t talk about men, it can be implied that women work longer than men. I also corrected your grammar below:

    I think this proverb means that a woman’s work is longer than a man’s. Women who work for their families also have to do chores at home that are never done.

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