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unter dem Pantoffel stehen

to be henpecked

Türkçe: kılıbık olmak

Noun
Pantoffel m.
Verb
stehen
Topic
Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Mein Nachbar steht völlig unter dem Pantoffel seiner Frau.

How it is used

Idiom meaning 'to be henpecked' (lit. 'under the slipper'). Colloquial, slightly old-fashioned. Used jokingly among friends about a man dominated by his partner. Avoid in formal settings.

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