always a bridesmaid, never a bride

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  1. Said of a person who has potential that is never fulfilled.
    — Sword Dancer seemed destined to be always a bridesmaid, never a bride, after losing the Kentucky derby by a nose to Tomy Lee and finishing second, beaten four lengths, to Royal Orbit in the Preakness.
  2. Said of a woman who has (presumedly) acted as bridesmaid at weddings but has not yet married.

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Title of an English music-hall song (1917) by Charles Collins. Later used in an advertisement in the US for Listerine mouthwash (implying that the use of mouthwash could improve a woman's chances of marriage).
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