Meaning of the way to a man's heart is through his stomach | Babel Free
Definitions
Cooking food for a man is a good way to win his affections.
Equivalents
Deutsch
Liebe geht durch den Magen
Nederlands
de liefde van de man gaat door de maag
Polski
przez żołądek do serca
Examples
“Who invented that mischievous falsehood that the way to a man's heart was through his stomach? How many a silly woman, taking it for truth, has let love slip out of the parlour, while she was busy in the kitchen.”
“I have often heard it said that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, but every time I ever seen men and women keep waiting for their eats it was always the frail sex that give the first yelp, and personally I've often wondered what would of happened in the trenches Over There if ladies had of been occupying them when the rations failed to show up.”
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.