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tie the knot

idiom
Meaning

To marry, wed, get married.


Examples
SIMPLE

My sister plans to tie the knot next summer.

CONTEXTUAL

After ten years together, they finally decided to tie the knot in a small ceremony by the lake.

COMPLEX

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.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    balloon knot

    The anus.

  2. 02

    get one's knickers in a knot

    Synonym of get one's knickers in a twist.

  3. 03

    get one's shorts in a knot

    Synonym of get one's knickers in a twist.

  4. 04

    Peckham Rye

    [Cockney slang]tie

  5. 05

    statistical tie

    A situation in which the difference in popularity of two options in a poll is less than the margin of error.

  6. 06

    tie in

    To fit in or harmonize (with something).

  7. 07

    tie in knots

    To put (someone) in a difficult situation.

  8. 08

    tie in with

    To become associated with (a person or group of people); to connect with.

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