get down on one knee
get down on one knee
To propose to someone for marriage, traditionally done by kneeling on one knee while presenting an engagement ring. A: "When do you think John will get down on one knee?" B: "When they go on vacation next week, I bet." I burst into tears immediately upon seeing my future spouse get down on one knee and hold up the most gorgeous ring.
See also: down, get, knee, on, one
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- down on one knee
- select (someone or something) for (something)
- select for
- breathe (up)on (someone or something)
- breathe on
- breathed
- engage (someone) to (someone)
- engage to
- dinky
- grovel to (someone)