better halves

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“Racing Wives” are all rev’d up and ready to go in this new reality series about the better halves of some of NASCAR’s finest.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2019

I often hear patients blame themselves, and I've even seen spouses blame their better halves right to their face.

From US News • Jun. 3, 2015

And it contained a message to all the better halves of these dual-minded characters: “You’ll always be a part of me.”

From Slate • May 28, 2013

"That's one of the better halves we've ever played," Gradwohl said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 22, 2012

They are usually represented as the female counterparts or better halves of male deities, but some are self-sufficient.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir