Much Ado About Nothing

Act III,Scene IV: Identify two sexual jokes that the girls make in this scene

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Margaret makes severally sexually explicit puns before mentioning to Beatrice that Benedick is now in love. She says that the wedding dress will be made heavier by the weight of a man.

Twill be heavier soon by the weight of a man.

speaking, I’ll offend nobody. Is there any harm in “the
heavier for a husband”? None, I think, an it be the right
husband and the right wife. Otherwise, ’tis light and not
heavy. Ask my Lady Beatrice else. Here she comes. Act 3 sc 4