What does the phrase "Lady-Macbethed" mean? [closed]
Solution 1:
She acted like Lady Macbeth did to Macbeth in Shakespeare's "Macbeth", goading and brow-beating him into a course of action he might otherwise have rejected as immoral, or not even considered.
Is it old usage, or do we also use this phrase in modern times?
Neither; the author is taking the well-known character, and turning her name into a verb to represent her actions in the play, and generalise it to similar actions by others. It's not a general usage.