go gathering orange blossoms

To look for a wife. The phrase refers to the frequent use of orange blossoms as wedding decorations symbolizing the bride's innocence. I'm quite certain that Sir Andrew went to town to go gathering orange blossoms, so we'd best get ready for a wedding!

See also: blossom, gathering, go, orange

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

knobstick wedding
carry a Chinaman on (one's) back
a woman's work is never done
blow (someone or something) to kingdom come
blow someone/something to kingdom come
blow to kingdom come
an ugly duckling
asking for a friend
be in the black
blast (someone or something) to kingdom come

词组	go gathering orange blossoms
释义	go gathering orange blossoms go gathering orange blossoms To look for a wife. The phrase refers to the frequent use of orange blossoms as wedding decorations symbolizing the bride's innocence. I'm quite certain that Sir Andrew went to town to go gathering orange blossoms, so we'd best get ready for a wedding! See also: blossom, gathering, go, orange Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: knobstick wedding carry a Chinaman on (one's) back a woman's work is never done blow (someone or something) to kingdom come blow someone/something to kingdom come blow to kingdom come an ugly duckling asking for a friend be in the black blast (someone or something) to kingdom come
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