Meaning of the bride at every wedding | Babel Free

Definitions

Short for the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral.

US, abbreviation, alt-of, rare

Examples

“Covering the war from Fort Lee, N.J., just isn't good enough. That is, not if you're CNBC's GERALDO RIVERA, the theatrical journalist who longs to be the bride at every wedding, the ham in every sandwich and, lately, the mullah in every mountain.”

“He was even unable to cut the meat on his dinner plate. He needed constant reassurances and was easily influenced by flattery. He enjoyed being the center of attention. He needed to be the bride at every wedding.”

“Being the protagonist of an election is an asset — not to mention a way to irritate an opponent who craves to be the center of every photo, the bride at every wedding.”

“Twain longed for attention at home, too. The adage about egoists who want to be the bride at every wedding proved literally true. At his daughter Clara’s nuptials, Twain wore a scarlet ceremonial robe, a choice designed to steal the show.”

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