What Does "exactly why you won't make a good wife" Mean?
Learn what "exactly why you won't make a good wife" means, when people say it, and how to use it naturally in English.
won't make a good wife.
This is a cruel insult meaning the speaker thinks the person is unsuitable as a wife.
From Hidden Agenda, Episode 32
When do people say this?
Scene Context
Someone is judging the other person as unfit for marriage during a harsh confrontation.
Usage Scenario
Use this only in fiction or when analyzing insulting language; it sounds very rude and sexist. It would be inappropriate in normal conversation.
Better ways to say it
You won't make a good wife.
Why? Because you won't make a good wife.
That's exactly why you won't make a good wife.
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