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71marry money — informal marry a rich person * * * marry money : to marry someone who is wealthy My cousin hopes to marry money. • • • Main Entry: ↑marry * * * marry ˈmoney idiom to marry a rich person Main entry: ↑m …
72marry off — PHRASAL VERB If you marry someone off, you find a suitable person for them to marry. [V n P to n] They advised her mother to marry her off to the old man as he was very rich... [V P n (not pron) to n] He had the good fortune to marry off his… …
73marry off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms marry off : present tense I/you/we/they marry off he/she/it marries off present participle marrying off past tense married off past participle married off to find a husband or wife for someone marry someone… …
74marry in May, rue for aye — Some earlier related proverbs are also illustrated below. There are a number of old beliefs about the malign influence of this month, e.g. May chickens come cheeping. Cf. OVID Fasti v. 489 si te proverbia tangunt, mense malum Maio nubere volgus… …
75marry into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms marry into : present tense I/you/we/they marry into he/she/it marries into present participle marrying into past tense married into past participle married into marry into something to become a member of a… …
76marry off — v. (D; tr.) to marry off to * * * [ mærɪ ɒf] (D;tr.) to marry off to …
77Marry in haste, repent at leisure. — old fashioned something that you say which means if you marry someone too soon, without knowing for certain that they are the right person for you, you will have an unhappy marriage. It s true I ve only known him for six months and I know you re… …
78marry in haste and repent at leisure — This formula can be applied to rash steps other than marriage: e.g. 1998 Spectator 10 Jan. 6 All modern governments legislate in haste and repent at leisure. A frequent recent variant is act in haste, repent at leisure: e.g. 1998 Times 26 Jan. 21 …
79marry money — {v. phr.} To marry a rich person. * /Ellen married money when she became Hal s wife./ …
80marry money — {v. phr.} To marry a rich person. * /Ellen married money when she became Hal s wife./ …
