notch on one's bedpost
Examples
“He was a notch on her bedpost, a stepping stone on her quest for stardom.”
“She'd confused Sam's attentions with real feelings, and now she was just another notch on his bedpost.”
“Bad enough to think⟳ he'd wanted me as just another notch on his bedpost, but to think⟳ he'd tried to seduce me for cold-blooded political purposes was unbearable.”
“[…] He wasn't a notch on her bedpost. They were in love⟳, for crying out loud.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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