Jack Woodford

(1894—1971) on plotting

Boy meets girl; girl gets boy into pickle; boy gets pickle into girl.

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girl friend

[girl friend] {n.}, {informal} 1. A female friend or companion. * /Jane is spending the night at her girlfriend's house./ 2. A boy's steady girl; the girl or woman partner […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

working girl

[working girl] {n.}, {slang} 1. ({vulgar}, {avoidable}) A prostitute. * /I didn't know Roxanne was a working girl./ 2. A girl, usually single, who supports herself by working in an […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in a pickle

[in a pickle] {adv. phr.}, {informal} In a quandary; in a difficult situation. * /I was certainly in a pickle when my front tire blew out./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

girl Friday

[girl Friday] {n.} A very dependable and helpful female office worker; especially a secretary. * /Miss Johnson is the manager's girl Friday./ * /There was an advertisement in the newspaper […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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