tie the knot
/ˌtaɪ ðə ˈnɒt/INFORMAL · C2
Meaning
to get married
Examples
- 1After ten years together, Priya and Tom finally tied the knot last summer.
- 2My grandparents tied the knot at the local town hall in 1965.
- 3They're tying the knot in June, and the whole family has been invited to the reception.
- 4Ben and Aisha have been engaged for five years; will they ever tie the knot?
- 5Maria and Leo tied the knot on a beach and then spent their honeymoon in Portugal.
Grammar
Only tie changes: ties, tied, tying. The phrase takes no object; add with before the partner.
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