wife
The word "wife" is used to describe a woman who is married. It is the female counterpart to the word "husband". In modern English, it is common to use gender-neutral terms like "spouse" or "partner" in formal documents or when the gender of the person is not known.
💬Casual Conversation
🎬Tuesday afternoon, David is in a boring quarterly review meeting while Brian is at his desk.
David Smith
My wife is totally breathing down my neck about this weekend trip.
Brian
Sucks for you. Just tell her you're slammed at work.
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David uses the idiom 'breathing down my neck', meaning someone is monitoring him closely or pressuring him. Brian responds with 'slammed', a common workplace slang term meaning extremely busy, reflecting his blunt and unsympathetic personality.