Lingo

Marriage

10 Words

5m

1.
[tie] the knot
短语

After dating for five years, they decided to tie the knot next summer.

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2.
[rob] the cradle
短语

John caused quite a scandal when he married a woman half his age.People said he had robbed the cradle.

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3.
[pop] the question
短语

James nervously popped the question to his girlfriend during a romantic dinner.

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4.
[leave] {sb} at the altar
短语

After realizing she didn't truly love him, she made the difficult decision of leaving him at the altar.

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5.
[get] hitched
短语

After dating for several years, Sarah and John finally decided to get hitched in a beautiful beach.

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6.
on the shelf
短语

Despite her successful career and fulfilling life, Jane's relatives often make insensitive comments about her being on the shelf.

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7.
[take] the plunge
短语

If you have been thinking about buying shares, now could be the time to take the plunge.

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8.
[marry] money
短语

David's uncle married money when he wed a rich woman who owned a big company.

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9.
[make] an honest woman (out|) of {sb}
短语

Daniel knew he had to make an honest woman of Rachel when they discovered she was expecting their child, so he proposed and they had a beautiful wedding ceremony.

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10.
starter marriage
名词

试婚, 短暂的第一次婚姻

After college, Nicole and John got married, but it turned out to be a starter marriage as they soon realized they wanted different things in life and decided to go their separate ways.

大学毕业后,妮可和约翰结婚了,但事实证明这是一场入门婚姻,因为他们很快意识到自己想要的生活不同,决定分道扬镳。

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