How, from a jolly, affectionate person she had become a harridan , constantly nagging at him to improve himself.
That means no more expensive day care for their sons at the exclusive Chapman Academy, run by the harsh taskmistress Miss Gwyneth Harridan (Anjelica Huston).
This novel was writen in his later lifePip, a boy of the marshes, is being "raised by hand" by his shrieking harridan of an older sister and her seemingly doltish husband, the blacksmith Joe Gargery.
The harridan next door is always yelling at her kids.
She's known as the office harridan because of her constant complaints.
The old harridan down the street is feared by all the neighborhood kids.
The harridan of a boss made everyone's workday miserable.
She's a real harridan when she's in a bad mood.
The harridan of a teacher gave us tons of homework over the weekend.
The harridan of a landlady raised the rent again without warning.
The harridan at the grocery store always gives customers a hard time.
My grandmother can be a real harridan when she's in a bad mood.
The harridan of a neighbor is always gossiping about everyone on the street.
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