women and children first

cliché The maxim that women and children should be put out of harm's way before men. Used especially in reference to ships sinking, most famously associated with the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912. Begin loading passengers onto the lifeboats, women and children first!

See also: and, children, first, women

See also:

don't be a hero
put (one's) life on the line
lay (one's) life on the line
harm
age is just a number
200
computer says no
chivalry is dead
a sight to behold
better than a poke in the eye (with a sharp stick)

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