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strong silent type
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A man of action who is reserved and masks his feelings. For example, Paula always preferred the strong silent type to more extroverted men . Almost never used for a woman, this expression may be obsolescent. [c. 1900]Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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