Damsel In Distress - Longman Dictionary

English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English 日本語 Español latino 한국어 damsel in distress From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdamsel in distressdamsel in distress old useHELPa young woman who needs help or protection – used humorously → damselExamples from the Corpusdamsel in distress• Deep inside she seemed to have been waiting like some long-ago damsel in distress, waiting for her knight to rescue her.• You know the sort of thing: the damsel in distress chained to the railway line as the express thunders towards her.• The real Mario has no such problems with damsels in distress. Exercises Exercises

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