# tie the knot

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/tie-the-knot
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To marry, wed, get married.

## Examples

- 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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