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bedfellow
bed·fel·low B0149100 (bĕd′fĕl′ō)n.1. A bedmate.2. One that is closely associated or allied with another: "Stupidity here makes an easy bedfellow, as always, with racialism" (Christopher Hitchens).bedfellow (ˈbɛdˌfɛləʊ) n1. a person with whom one shares a bed2. a temporary ally or associatebed•fel•low (ˈbɛdˌfɛl oʊ)
n. 1. a person who shares one's bed. 2. an associate or collaborator, esp. one who forms a temporary alliance for reasons of expediency. [1400–50] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  bedfellow - a temporary associate; "politics makes strange bedfellows"associate - a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing" | | 2. |  bedfellow - a person with whom you share a bed individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" |
Translationsbedfellow
make odd bedfellowsOf a pair of people, things, or groups, to be connected in a certain situation or activity but to be extremely different in overall characteristics, opinions, ideologies, lifestyles, behaviors, etc. A notorious playboy musician and a buttoned-up media pundit may make odd bedfellows, but the two are coming together this month to bring a spotlight to suicide awareness. I thought that the two writers would make odd bedfellows for this class, given the drastically different nature of their writing, but their books actually have a lot of parallels in terms of themes and constructs.See also: bedfellow, make, oddbe strange bedfellowsOf a pair of people, things, or groups paired together in a certain situation or activity, to be extremely different in overall characteristics, opinions, ideologies, lifestyles, behaviors, etc. The liberal comedian and the conservative pundit may be strange bedfellows, but the two are coming together all this month to bring a spotlight to suicide awareness. I thought that the two writers would be strange bedfellows, given the drastically different nature of their writing, but their books actually have a lot of parallels in terms of themes and constructs.See also: bedfellow, strangemake strange bedfellowsOf a pair of people, things, or groups paired together in a certain situation or activity, to be extremely different in overall characteristics, opinions, ideologies, lifestyles, behaviors, etc. The liberal comedian and the conservative pundit may make strange bedfellows, but the two are coming together all this month to bring a spotlight to suicide awareness. I thought that the two writers would make strange bedfellows, given the drastically different nature of their writing, but their books actually have a lot of parallels in terms of themes and constructs.See also: bedfellow, make, strangeodd bedfellowsA pair of people, things, or groups connected in a certain situation or activity but extremely different in overall characteristics, opinions, ideologies, lifestyles, behaviors, etc. A notorious playboy musician and an ultra-conservative media pundit may be odd bedfellows, but the two are coming together all this month to bring a spotlight to suicide awareness. I thought that the two writers would make odd bedfellows, given the drastically different nature of their writing, but the books they've co-written actually work really well.See also: bedfellow, oddstrange bedfellowsA pair of people, things, or groups connected in a certain situation or activity but extremely different in overall characteristics, opinions, ideologies, lifestyles, behaviors, etc. A notorious playboy musician and an ultra-conservative media pundit may be strange bedfellows, but the two are coming together all this month to bring a spotlight to suicide awareness. I thought that the two writers would make strange bedfellows, given the drastically different nature of their writing, but the books they've co-written actually work really well.See also: bedfellow, strangepolitics makes strange bedfellowsThe pursuit of a political agenda or advantage often results in people working together who would not otherwise normally socialize with one another. A prominent gun-rights advocate and a famous animal welfare activist have come together to champion the new legislation. Politics makes strange bedfellows.See also: bedfellow, make, politics, strangePolitics makes strange bedfellows.Prov. People who would normally dislike and avoid one another will work together if they think it is politically useful to do so. Jill: I never would have thought that genteel, aristocratic candidate would pick such a rabble-rousing, rough-mannered running mate. Jane: Politics makes strange bedfellows.See also: bedfellow, make, politics, strangestrange bedfellowsA peculiar alliance or combination, as in George and Arthur really are strange bedfellows, sharing the same job but totally different in their views . Although strictly speaking bedfellows are persons who share a bed, like husband and wife, the term has been used figuratively since the late 1400s. This particular idiom may have been invented by Shakespeare in The Tempest (2:2), "Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows." Today a common extension is politics makes strange bedfellows, meaning that politicians form peculiar associations so as to win more votes. A similar term is odd couple, a pair who share either housing or a business but are very different in most ways. This term gained currency with Neil Simon's Broadway play The Odd Couple and, even more, with the motion picture (1968) and subsequent television series based on it, contrasting housemates Felix and Oscar, one meticulously neat and obsessively punctual, the other extremely messy and casual. See also: bedfellow, strangebe/make strange ˈbedfellows be two very different people or things that you would not expect to find together: Art and rugby may seem strange bedfellows, but the local rugby club donated £5 000 to help fund an art exhibition.A bedfellow is a person who shares a bed with somebody else.See also: bedfellow, make, strangestrange bedfellowsAn odd couple; a peculiar combination. Shakespeare appears to have originated the term, with his “Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows” (The Tempest, 2.2). Several centuries later, Edward Bulwer-Lytton wrote (The Caxtons, 1849), “Poverty has strange bedfellows.” Today we often say that politics makes strange bedfellows, meaning that politicians form odd associations in order to win more support or votes.See also: bedfellow, strangebedfellow
Words related to bedfellownoun a temporary associateRelated Wordsnoun a person with whom you share a bedRelated Words- individual
- mortal
- person
- somebody
- someone
- soul
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