Example:
Man: 'After you, <em>ladies first</em>.'
Woman: 'Thank you!' 
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Full Expression:
Etiquette: ladies first
Used by a man, usually when he holds a door open politely to allow a woman to go through first. This is still seen as polite behaviour by some, but other women do not like it as it makes them feel unequal.