English[edit]
strong silent type (plural strong silent types)
- A physically strong man of action who is quiet and emotionally reserved.[1]
Usage notes[edit]
- While the phrase is almost always used in reference to a man, it may, on occasion, be applied to a woman.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Christine Ammer (2013) “strong silent type”, in American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, second edition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 433.