Meaning of right-hand woman | Babel Free

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A trusted female assistant.

Examples

“When my female Regiment is drawn up in Array with every one her Weapon in her Hand, upon my giving the Word to handle their Fans, each of them shakes her Fan at me with a Smile, then gives her Right-hand Woman a Tap upon the Shoulder, then presses her Lips with the Extremity of her Fan […]”

“Tina Meyers, 44, who said she votes Republican, and Dollie Hopkins, 67, who said she is an independent, split. Meyers said the GOP incumbent, John Ashcroft, has more experience and a better chance for senior committee assignments, while Hopkins said that Carnahan did well in state office and that his wife had been his "right-hand woman."”

“This close to the election, and every political adviser in the land will be sporting charcoal crescents under their eyes while hooking themselves up to Red Bull drips. The party leaders may be tired — a make-up artist told me last week that Ed Miliband had asked for “extra concealer” before a recent TV interview — but it’s their right-hand women and men who find sleep is a luxury they have to do without.”

“Magnussen is as cartoonish as his character while there are small, sparky opportunities for Patti Harrison as Hazel’s old friend and Noma Dumezweni as Byron’s right-hand woman, that are hopefully expanded in future episodes.”

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