cherchez la femme

[ sher-shey la-fam ]

French.

1. look for the woman: advice offered facetiously in any situation, especially one of doubt or mystery.

Example Sentences

In uncertainty as to motives for man's action the French magistrate always searches for the woman,—“cherchez la femme!”

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So, then, all logical deductions simmered down to one: Cherchez la femme.

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There's a quarrel—a scandal—cherchez la femme—always a woman at the bottom of it.

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You fellows always say 'Cherchez la femme' when you can't say anything else.

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They drink in order to say or do something or cherchez la femme.

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