tie the knot
To marry, wed, get married.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“My sister plans to tie the knot next summer.”
“After ten years together, they finally decided to tie the knot in a small ceremony by the lake.”
“The elderly couple, who had lived together for three decades, chose to tie the knot only when one fell gravely ill and legal protections became urgent.”
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balloon knot
The anus.
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fit to be tied
Very agitated or distressed; also, very angry; enraged, furious.
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get one's knickers in a knot
Synonym of get one's knickers in a twist.
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get one's shorts in a knot
Synonym of get one's knickers in a twist.
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have one's hands tied
To be powerless to act, to be thwarted.
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Peckham Rye
[Cockney slang]tie
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statistical tie
A situation in which the difference in popularity of two options in a poll is less than the margin of error.
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tie in
To fit in or harmonize (with something).
Last updated August 10, 2026