mistress
perempuan simpanan
definition
noun
she is always mistress of the situation, coolly self-possessed
a woman in a position of authority or control.
Elsie knew her husband had a mistress tucked away somewhere
a woman having an extramarital sexual relationship, especially with a married man.
example
A love triangle goes wrong when a seventeen-year-old 'mistress' takes out her lover's wife.
work is an unforgiving, implacable 'mistress'
However, she has willingly become the 'mistress' of one of our leaders.
she is always 'mistress' of the situation, coolly self-possessed
Mary, go and fetch your 'mistress' some cold chicken
The head 'mistress' looked very warm and welcoming, although stern and strict too.
He was sleeping with the 'mistress' of one of the leading mobsters in the country.
And as servants they presumably fell under the protection of the master or 'mistress' of the household.
Susan Swan is clearly the 'mistress' of her material, and her narrative technique copes effortlessly with moving back and forth, between the journals of the past and the events of the present.
She belonged to some fancy ballroom or draped around the arm of a rich man being his 'mistress' , not a teacher to students in an elementary school out in the middle of nowhere.
a 'mistress' of the sound bite, she is famed for the acidity of her tongue
There are others who fiddle about at the edges of things, such as the stranger's gang, the schoolmaster's 'mistress' , a boy who comes for private lessons, the barber, the surgeon.
I am an amateur wardrobe 'mistress' who has been given items of fur over the years.
If I hadn't become a successful actor I'd have been a wardrobe 'mistress' , without a doubt.
Once she recognizes the historical constitution of the plantation 'mistress' , Peterkin elects to reproduce it through her own activities.
The orange striped black cat purred and stalked towards the pool table, curling through her 'mistress' ' legs.
She was the 'mistress' of a king and caused him to lose his kingdom.
At the end, the Chinese 'mistress' of ceremonies slipped up by saying ‘goodbye’ in Japanese.
It turned out their previous teacher had been a Miss Barwell from the Home Counties, a former elocution 'mistress' who prided herself on her cut-glass vowels.
Leanne was rather taken aback by her 'mistress' 's comment, but nodded.
he asked for the 'mistress' of the house
Irritation, however, was hardly noble, and the dark 'mistress' of science was finding it… well, irritating.
a Geography 'mistress'
Wendy the glamorous quiz 'mistress' indicated that there were three parts to the answer and to get the full points you needed to get all the parts right.
She was the queen, the 'mistress' of the house, cool and confident, beautiful and elegant.
The problem with Jamie was that he had no money to keep a long term 'mistress' .
Despite pleading and begging, the evil karaoke 'mistress' would not budge.
If the master of an estate or the 'mistress' of an estate has defaulted on the tax of the estate and a stranger has borne it, for three years the owner may not be evicted.
She found out later that her ex had told them all not to look the 'mistress' of the house directly in the eyes.
I recall quarrelling with Mrs. Look, our dumpy discipline 'mistress' , because I technically didn't break any rules, and she didn't allow me in.
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