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above (oneself)

1. Conceited and arrogant; haughty or self-important. Usually used after the verbs "be" or "get." Primarily heard in UK. Self-confidence is essential, but you have to learn not to get above yourself when things are going well. You're certainly acting above yourself these days. The rest of us have opinions worth hearing, too, you know!

2. Above one's own concerns, desires, motivations, or agenda. Usually used after the verb "put." She's a great leader, always putting the needs of her team above herself.

3. Into a higher social class or standing than one's own. Usually used after the verb "marry." A: "I hear that the local fishmonger's daughter is betrothed to a rich foreign lawyer!" B: "My word, she's certainly marrying above herself, isn't she?" For all the talk that social classes have been wiped away in recent years, you will still find people who believe one can't or shouldn't marry above oneself.

be (not) the marrying kind

To be a person who is interested in getting married. This phrase is often used in the negative to convey a disinterest in or opposition to marriage. Considering how many the women he's dated in the past year alone, Jack is not the marrying kind! Oh, you're the marrying kind—you just haven't met the right person yet.

marry (one's) way out of (something)

To escape some state or condition by marrying someone with the appropriate means or resources. She says she married for love, but I'm still convinced she just married her way out of bankruptcy. You aren't in love with her—you're just marrying your way out of loneliness!

marry (someone) for (his or her) money

To marry someone solely or primarily to have access to their personal wealth. Given the extreme age difference between them, a lot of people speculated that she was simply marrying Donald for his money. I think it's quite sad that people would marry for money rather than true love of their spouse.

See also: marry, money

marry above (one's) station

To marry someone who is of a higher social class or standing than oneself. A: "I hear that the local fishmonger's daughter is betrothed to a rich foreign lawyer!" B: "My word, she's certainly marrying above her station, isn't she?" For all the talk that social classes have been wiped away in recent years, you will still find people who believe one can't or shouldn't marry above one's station.

marry above (oneself)

To marry someone who is of a higher social class or standing than oneself. A: "I hear that the local fishmonger's daughter is betrothed to a rich foreign lawyer!" B: "My word, she's certainly marrying above herself, isn't she?" For all the talk that social classes have been wiped away in recent years, you will still find people who believe one can't or shouldn't marry above oneself.

marry below (one's) station

To marry someone who is of a lower social class or standing than oneself. A: "I hear that Mr. Sullivan plans to marry a local fishmonger's daughter." B: "Why would a man of his esteem marry below his station like that?" Janet has a bright future with one of the best law firms in town, so it's beyond me why she's marrying below her station with some fast food worker.

marry below (oneself)

To marry someone who is of a lower social class or standing than oneself. A: "I hear that Mr. Sullivan plans to marry a local fishmonger's daughter." B: "Why would a man of his esteem marry below himself like that?" Janet has a bright future with one of the best law firms in town, so it's beyond me why she's marrying below herself with some fast food worker.

marry beneath (one's) station

To marry someone who is of a lower social class or standing than oneself. A: "I hear that Mr. Sullivan plans to marry a local fishmonger's daughter." B: "Why would a man of his esteem marry beneath his station like that?" Janet has a bright future with one of the best law firms in town, so it's beyond me why she's marrying beneath her station with some fast food worker.

marry beneath (oneself)

To marry someone who is of a lower social class or standing than oneself. A: "I hear that Mr. Sullivan plans to marry a local fishmonger's daughter." B: "Why would a man of his esteem marry beneath himself like that?" Janet has a bright future with one of the best law firms in town, so it's beyond me why she's marrying beneath herself with some fast food worker.

marry in haste, repent at leisure

proverb If you marry someone without being certain that you should, you will regret it for a long time. She's only known him for three months! You know what they say—marry in haste, repent at leisure.

marry into (something)

To join, become a part of, or come into possession of something through marriage. There are still a cynical few who believe she is only with him so she can marry into money. Because of his father-in-law's connections, Jake has in effect married into one of the most powerful social clubs in the country.

marry into money

To become wealthy or financially secure by marrying someone who is wealthy or has a wealthy family. Ever since he married into money, George has been flaunting all of the exotic vacations he and his new wife take. During college, when I had barely enough money to eat each day, I vowed that someday I'd marry into money and start living a much more comfortable life.

See also: marry, money

marry money

To marry someone solely or primarily to have access to their personal wealth. Given the extreme age difference between them, a lot of people speculated that she was simply marrying money. I think it's quite sad that people would rather marry money than find someone they truly love.

See also: marry, money

marry off

To set up one's child, especially a daughter, to be married to someone so as to no longer be financially responsible for them. A noun or pronoun can be used between "marry" and "off." Despite social advancements in the country, there is still a culture of marrying off one's daughters at the earliest possible time to someone of great wealth or status. I wish you would stop trying to marry me off whenever we're at a large gathering of people—I'll get married if and when I'm ready, thank you very much.

marry the gunner's daughter

naval, obsolete Of a seaman, to be bound to a cannon or other such armament and flogged or lashed as corporal punishment. The first mate ended up marrying the gunner's daughter for attempting to bring about a mutiny on the ship.

marry to

1. To join someone to another person in marriage. A noun or pronoun is used between "marry" and "to"; often used in passive constructions. I've been married to my husband for nearly 30 years. My parents wanted to marry me to the son of a wealthy business man, but I refused. It would be my honor to marry you to Charles.

2. To instill a belief or adherence to a particular belief or idea in someone. A noun or pronoun is used between "marry" and "to"; often used in passive constructions. You'll need to marry our investors to your plan if you want the funding to execute it. I wasn't married to the idea at first, but the more they explained it to me, the more convinced I became.

marry up

1. To marry someone who is more attractive, intelligent, capable, of a higher social class or standing, etc., compared to oneself. He always jokes when he's out with his wife that he married up. Don't say you married up—that implies that I just settled for someone who isn't as good as me.

2. To join, combine, or integrate two different things or elements together in a way that is mutually beneficial. We're marrying up traditional techniques with bleeding-edge technologies to deliver a range of products that are both modern and timeless. This merger will marry up the strengths of both our companies, providing an even better experience to our customers.

never marry for money, but marry where money is

proverb Wealth should not be one's primary focus in choosing a spouse, but it is an important consideration. A: "My fiancée is not exactly rich, but she does have a well-paying job." B: "That's good. Never marry for money, but marry where money is."

marry above oneself

Fig. to marry someone in a higher social class than oneself. They say she married above herself, but who cares? Scott thought it would not be possible to marry above himself.

marry below oneself

and marry beneath oneself

Fig. to marry someone in a lower social class than oneself. He married beneath himself, but he is happy, and what more is required of a marriage? He did not want to marry beneath himself.

Marry in haste, (and) repent at leisure.

Prov. If you marry someone you do not know well, or decide to marry someone without first carefully considering what you are doing, you will probably regret it for a long time. Sally wanted some time to consider Sam's proposal of marriage; she had heard the saying, "Marry in haste, and repent at leisure."

marry into something

to become a part of a family or a fortune by marriage. She married into money, they say. I always wanted to marry into a large family until I found out what that means in terms of buying gifts.

marry one's way out of something

to get out of something, such as poverty, by marrying someone. She was able to marry her way out of poverty but regretted it in the long run. Sally married her way out of one unhappy home into another one.

marry someone off (to someone)

to manage to get someone married to someone and out of the house or family. Her parents wanted nothing more than to marry her off to a doctor. They married off their children soon.

marry up (with someone)

Rur. to marry someone. They married up in the spring. Jane's going to marry up with someone she met at school.

marry money

marry a rich person. informal

See also: marry, money

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

marry in ˈhaste (, repent at ˈleisure)

(saying) people who marry quickly, without really getting to know each other, will discover later that they have made a mistake

marry ˈmoney

marry a rich person: His sister married money — she lives in Bermuda now.

See also: marry, money

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

above
above (oneself)
above yourself
married
marry above oneself
like to hear (oneself) talk
like to hear oneself talk
too big for one's britches (breeches)
walk heavy

References in periodicals archive

No wonder Madhuri Dixit Nene chose to marry an Indian doctor in the US who, too, had not seen any of her films.

Why Bollywood stars marry outside the industry

For the record, it is Chairman PTI Imran Khan's personal business and no one else's, when, with whom and where he decides to marry.

Shireen Mazari rejects report about Imran Khan's alleged third marriage

Of course you mustn't marry him while you feel like this.

I'M ENGAGED BUT SLEEPING WITH MY EX; DEAR COLEEN; Britain's most straight-talking problem page

"Those who wait longer are more likely to have lasting unions when--and if--they do marry. For those parents who divorced, it is kind of nice to think that your offspring may avoid the same problems by taking longer to find a partner."

Millennial marriage: like mother, like child

The survey also reveals that 59.8 percent of Turkish people would not marry a non-Muslim even if they were to fall in love with a non-Muslim, while 40.2 percent say they would get married with a non-Muslim if they were to fall in love.

49 pct of divorced people say they married for love, survey reveals

He then went and told Dubai Police about their affair so that her parents would be forced to let the pair marry so they avoided prosecution.

Cousins to face illegal affair case

The Ministry of Interior source also informed that many Omanis continue to marry foreign nationals without informing the authorities.

Govt tightens curbs on Omanis marrying foreigners

Or how about if Sondra Locke married Elliott Ness, then divorced him to marry Herman Munster?

Beware the perils of married names!

They suggest addressing the problem of underage marriage and its association with poor fertility control by expanding "family planning programs tailored to married adolescents," and ensuring that interventions target men who might marry adolescents, women already in early marriages, and the husbands and in-laws of women who married as adolescents.

Reproductive outcomes are suboptimal among women who marry early in India

Bishop Malcolm McMahon states his belief that priests should be allowed to marry and then contradicts that statement in the second paragraph by saying, "But they must be married before they are ordained." That's not allowing priests to marry, it's ordaining married men.

Married priests

It seems shocking these days for couples to marry so young, and indeed last year only 4,000 teenage girls married, compared with 112,000 in 1970.

tv & soaps: Meeting the child brides

Girls who marry young tend to be from poor families and to have low levels of education.

Health consequences of child marriage in Africa

Tertullian, the eminent third-century patristic, followed Paul's understanding of gunai when he stated, "The apostles too were allowed to marry and take their wives with them." But later he became more ascetic and reinterpreted New Testament verses according to his bias.

Itinerating wives and Mary Magdalene

LORD of the Dance Michael Flatley has been given the go-ahead for a church wedding to marry Niamh O'Brien - after the Catholic Church agreed not to recognise his first marriage.

OK WITH ME; Flatley married once and got divorced but now wants a church wedding... so his friendly local priest said that's EXCLUSIVE

Despite this, young people continue to wish to marry, and approximately fifty percent of them will do so successfully.

Why is marriage precious?

词组	marry
释义	marry above (oneself) 1. Conceited and arrogant; haughty or self-important. Usually used after the verbs "be" or "get." Primarily heard in UK. Self-confidence is essential, but you have to learn not to get above yourself when things are going well. You're certainly acting above yourself these days. The rest of us have opinions worth hearing, too, you know! 2. Above one's own concerns, desires, motivations, or agenda. Usually used after the verb "put." She's a great leader, always putting the needs of her team above herself. 3. Into a higher social class or standing than one's own. Usually used after the verb "marry." A: "I hear that the local fishmonger's daughter is betrothed to a rich foreign lawyer!" B: "My word, she's certainly marrying above herself, isn't she?" For all the talk that social classes have been wiped away in recent years, you will still find people who believe one can't or shouldn't marry above oneself. See also: above be (not) the marrying kind To be a person who is interested in getting married. This phrase is often used in the negative to convey a disinterest in or opposition to marriage. Considering how many the women he's dated in the past year alone, Jack is not the marrying kind! Oh, you're the marrying kind—you just haven't met the right person yet. See also: kind, marry marry (one's) way out of (something) To escape some state or condition by marrying someone with the appropriate means or resources. She says she married for love, but I'm still convinced she just married her way out of bankruptcy. You aren't in love with her—you're just marrying your way out of loneliness! See also: marry, of, out, way marry (someone) for (his or her) money To marry someone solely or primarily to have access to their personal wealth. Given the extreme age difference between them, a lot of people speculated that she was simply marrying Donald for his money. I think it's quite sad that people would marry for money rather than true love of their spouse. See also: marry, money marry above (one's) station To marry someone who is of a higher social class or standing than oneself. A: "I hear that the local fishmonger's daughter is betrothed to a rich foreign lawyer!" B: "My word, she's certainly marrying above her station, isn't she?" For all the talk that social classes have been wiped away in recent years, you will still find people who believe one can't or shouldn't marry above one's station. See also: above, marry, station marry above (oneself) To marry someone who is of a higher social class or standing than oneself. A: "I hear that the local fishmonger's daughter is betrothed to a rich foreign lawyer!" B: "My word, she's certainly marrying above herself, isn't she?" For all the talk that social classes have been wiped away in recent years, you will still find people who believe one can't or shouldn't marry above oneself. See also: above, marry marry below (one's) station To marry someone who is of a lower social class or standing than oneself. A: "I hear that Mr. Sullivan plans to marry a local fishmonger's daughter." B: "Why would a man of his esteem marry below his station like that?" Janet has a bright future with one of the best law firms in town, so it's beyond me why she's marrying below her station with some fast food worker. See also: below, marry, station marry below (oneself) To marry someone who is of a lower social class or standing than oneself. A: "I hear that Mr. Sullivan plans to marry a local fishmonger's daughter." B: "Why would a man of his esteem marry below himself like that?" Janet has a bright future with one of the best law firms in town, so it's beyond me why she's marrying below herself with some fast food worker. See also: below, marry marry beneath (one's) station To marry someone who is of a lower social class or standing than oneself. A: "I hear that Mr. Sullivan plans to marry a local fishmonger's daughter." B: "Why would a man of his esteem marry beneath his station like that?" Janet has a bright future with one of the best law firms in town, so it's beyond me why she's marrying beneath her station with some fast food worker. See also: beneath, marry, station marry beneath (oneself) To marry someone who is of a lower social class or standing than oneself. A: "I hear that Mr. Sullivan plans to marry a local fishmonger's daughter." B: "Why would a man of his esteem marry beneath himself like that?" Janet has a bright future with one of the best law firms in town, so it's beyond me why she's marrying beneath herself with some fast food worker. See also: beneath, marry marry in haste, repent at leisure proverb If you marry someone without being certain that you should, you will regret it for a long time. She's only known him for three months! You know what they say—marry in haste, repent at leisure. See also: leisure, marry, repent marry into (something) To join, become a part of, or come into possession of something through marriage. There are still a cynical few who believe she is only with him so she can marry into money. Because of his father-in-law's connections, Jake has in effect married into one of the most powerful social clubs in the country. See also: marry marry into money To become wealthy or financially secure by marrying someone who is wealthy or has a wealthy family. Ever since he married into money, George has been flaunting all of the exotic vacations he and his new wife take. During college, when I had barely enough money to eat each day, I vowed that someday I'd marry into money and start living a much more comfortable life. See also: marry, money marry money To marry someone solely or primarily to have access to their personal wealth. Given the extreme age difference between them, a lot of people speculated that she was simply marrying money. I think it's quite sad that people would rather marry money than find someone they truly love. See also: marry, money marry off To set up one's child, especially a daughter, to be married to someone so as to no longer be financially responsible for them. A noun or pronoun can be used between "marry" and "off." Despite social advancements in the country, there is still a culture of marrying off one's daughters at the earliest possible time to someone of great wealth or status. I wish you would stop trying to marry me off whenever we're at a large gathering of people—I'll get married if and when I'm ready, thank you very much. See also: marry, off marry the gunner's daughter naval, obsolete Of a seaman, to be bound to a cannon or other such armament and flogged or lashed as corporal punishment. The first mate ended up marrying the gunner's daughter for attempting to bring about a mutiny on the ship. See also: daughter, marry marry to 1. To join someone to another person in marriage. A noun or pronoun is used between "marry" and "to"; often used in passive constructions. I've been married to my husband for nearly 30 years. My parents wanted to marry me to the son of a wealthy business man, but I refused. It would be my honor to marry you to Charles. 2. To instill a belief or adherence to a particular belief or idea in someone. A noun or pronoun is used between "marry" and "to"; often used in passive constructions. You'll need to marry our investors to your plan if you want the funding to execute it. I wasn't married to the idea at first, but the more they explained it to me, the more convinced I became. See also: marry marry up 1. To marry someone who is more attractive, intelligent, capable, of a higher social class or standing, etc., compared to oneself. He always jokes when he's out with his wife that he married up. Don't say you married up—that implies that I just settled for someone who isn't as good as me. 2. To join, combine, or integrate two different things or elements together in a way that is mutually beneficial. We're marrying up traditional techniques with bleeding-edge technologies to deliver a range of products that are both modern and timeless. This merger will marry up the strengths of both our companies, providing an even better experience to our customers. See also: marry, up never marry for money, but marry where money is proverb Wealth should not be one's primary focus in choosing a spouse, but it is an important consideration. A: "My fiancée is not exactly rich, but she does have a well-paying job." B: "That's good. Never marry for money, but marry where money is." See also: but, marry, money, never Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. marry above oneself Fig. to marry someone in a higher social class than oneself. They say she married above herself, but who cares? Scott thought it would not be possible to marry above himself. See also: above, marry marry below oneself and marry beneath oneself Fig. to marry someone in a lower social class than oneself. He married beneath himself, but he is happy, and what more is required of a marriage? He did not want to marry beneath himself. See also: below, marry Marry in haste, (and) repent at leisure. Prov. If you marry someone you do not know well, or decide to marry someone without first carefully considering what you are doing, you will probably regret it for a long time. Sally wanted some time to consider Sam's proposal of marriage; she had heard the saying, "Marry in haste, and repent at leisure." See also: leisure, marry, repent marry into something to become a part of a family or a fortune by marriage. She married into money, they say. I always wanted to marry into a large family until I found out what that means in terms of buying gifts. See also: marry marry one's way out of something to get out of something, such as poverty, by marrying someone. She was able to marry her way out of poverty but regretted it in the long run. Sally married her way out of one unhappy home into another one. See also: marry, of, out, way marry someone off (to someone) to manage to get someone married to someone and out of the house or family. Her parents wanted nothing more than to marry her off to a doctor. They married off their children soon. See also: marry, off marry up (with someone) Rur. to marry someone. They married up in the spring. Jane's going to marry up with someone she met at school. See also: marry, up McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. marry money marry a rich person. informal See also: marry, money Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary marry in ˈhaste (, repent at ˈleisure) (saying) people who marry quickly, without really getting to know each other, will discover later that they have made a mistake See also: haste, marry marry ˈmoney marry a rich person: His sister married money — she lives in Bermuda now. See also: marry, money Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: above above (oneself) above yourself married marry above oneself like to hear (oneself) talk like to hear oneself talk too big for one's britches (breeches) walk heavy References in periodicals archive No wonder Madhuri Dixit Nene chose to marry an Indian doctor in the US who, too, had not seen any of her films. Why Bollywood stars marry outside the industry For the record, it is Chairman PTI Imran Khan's personal business and no one else's, when, with whom and where he decides to marry. Shireen Mazari rejects report about Imran Khan's alleged third marriage Of course you mustn't marry him while you feel like this. I'M ENGAGED BUT SLEEPING WITH MY EX; DEAR COLEEN; Britain's most straight-talking problem page "Those who wait longer are more likely to have lasting unions when--and if--they do marry. For those parents who divorced, it is kind of nice to think that your offspring may avoid the same problems by taking longer to find a partner." Millennial marriage: like mother, like child The survey also reveals that 59.8 percent of Turkish people would not marry a non-Muslim even if they were to fall in love with a non-Muslim, while 40.2 percent say they would get married with a non-Muslim if they were to fall in love. 49 pct of divorced people say they married for love, survey reveals He then went and told Dubai Police about their affair so that her parents would be forced to let the pair marry so they avoided prosecution. Cousins to face illegal affair case The Ministry of Interior source also informed that many Omanis continue to marry foreign nationals without informing the authorities. Govt tightens curbs on Omanis marrying foreigners Or how about if Sondra Locke married Elliott Ness, then divorced him to marry Herman Munster? Beware the perils of married names! They suggest addressing the problem of underage marriage and its association with poor fertility control by expanding "family planning programs tailored to married adolescents," and ensuring that interventions target men who might marry adolescents, women already in early marriages, and the husbands and in-laws of women who married as adolescents. Reproductive outcomes are suboptimal among women who marry early in India Bishop Malcolm McMahon states his belief that priests should be allowed to marry and then contradicts that statement in the second paragraph by saying, "But they must be married before they are ordained." That's not allowing priests to marry, it's ordaining married men. Married priests It seems shocking these days for couples to marry so young, and indeed last year only 4,000 teenage girls married, compared with 112,000 in 1970. tv & soaps: Meeting the child brides Girls who marry young tend to be from poor families and to have low levels of education. Health consequences of child marriage in Africa Tertullian, the eminent third-century patristic, followed Paul's understanding of gunai when he stated, "The apostles too were allowed to marry and take their wives with them." But later he became more ascetic and reinterpreted New Testament verses according to his bias. Itinerating wives and Mary Magdalene LORD of the Dance Michael Flatley has been given the go-ahead for a church wedding to marry Niamh O'Brien - after the Catholic Church agreed not to recognise his first marriage. OK WITH ME; Flatley married once and got divorced but now wants a church wedding... so his friendly local priest said that's EXCLUSIVE Despite this, young people continue to wish to marry, and approximately fifty percent of them will do so successfully. Why is marriage precious?
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