You can't keep a good woman down.
- You can't keep a good woman down.
- You can't keep a good man/woman down.
something that you say which means that a person with a strong character will always succeed, even if they have a lot of problems.
When they sacked her, she simply set up a rival company of her own. You can't keep a good woman down.
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