tie the knot

Speech parts

1. tie the knot - Verb

2. tie the knot - Phrase

Meaning

(idiomatic, intransitive) To marry, wed, get married.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tie,‎ the,‎ knot.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

married marry wed espouse get married wive marrying get hitched

Antonyms

separate split divorce break-up divorcee part
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Examples

San Francisco fucking rules. I am so proud of my home town for legalizing gay marriage, sending gays and lesbians down to the city by the Bay that was built on rock and roll to tie the knot. Margaret Cho

A difference in self loathing? Please. The only difference between a gun and a rope is the time it takes to tie the knot. Justine Larbalestier

In my whole life, I've worn black tie three times. I can't tie the knot myself. Stefano Gabbana

Actress Gauahar Khan, who's all set to tie the knot with dancer Zaid Darbar, was spotted at designer Manish Malhotra's store in Mumbai, on Friday. Source: Internet

As Wolfinger wrote in a blog post for the conservative-leaning Institute for Family Studies, "For almost everyone, the late twenties seems to be the best time to tie the knot." Source: Internet

Autumn Wood, 28, and Christian Miller, 28, from Cincinnati, Ohio, were unable to go ahead with the wedding they had planned because of lockdown - and so came up with another way to tie the knot. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

tie the knot

Close letter words and terms

tie tac tie tack tie that binds tie the wedding knot tie together tie tubes