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cut and carried

idiom
Slang Cockney rhyming slang · East London
Meaning

married


Origin

Applying only to the wife who is cut off from the parental support and carried (provided for) by her husband.

Examples
SIMPLE

They are finally cut and carried after five years together.

CONTEXTUAL

My sister and her boyfriend are getting cut and carried in a small ceremony by the sea next month.

COMPLEX

Although they lived together for a decade, they decided to get cut and carried only when they realized it would make their legal situation much simpler.

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